556.0 - Ulcerative (chronic) Enterocolitis
The ICD 9 Code for Ulcerative (chronic) enterocolitis is listed as 556.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 556.0 |
| Long Description: | Ulcerative (chronic) enterocolitis |
| Short Description: | Ulcerative enterocolitis |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Noninfective Enteritis And Colitis (555-558) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K51.80 - Other ulcerative colitis without complications (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 556.0: | |
| 556.1 - Ulcerative (chronic) ileocolitis | |
| 556.2 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis | |
| 556.3 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctosigmoiditis | |
| 556.4 - Pseudopolyposis of colon | |
| 556.5 - Left-sided ulcerative (chronic) colitis | |
| 556.6 - Universal ulcerative (chronic) colitis | |
| 556.8 - Other ulcerative colitis | |
| 556.9 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified | |