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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

K55.3

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where K55.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. K55 Parent Vascular disorders of intestine
  2. K55.3 This code Necrotizing enterocolitis

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn ( P77 .-)

Excludes2

necrotizing enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile ( A04.7- )

Excludes2

angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum ( K31.81- )

Inherited from K55 — Vascular disorders of intestine

More Specific Codes

4 codes under K55.3

Version History

How K55.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Necrotizing enterocolitis

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Necrotizing enterocolitis

Related Codes

Other codes under K55

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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