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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

K59.04

Chronic idiopathic constipation

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where K59.04 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. K59 Other functional intestinal disorders
  2. K59.0 Parent Constipation
  3. K59.04 This code Chronic idiopathic constipation

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.

Inclusion Terms

Functional constipation

Excludes1

fecal impaction ( K56.41 )

Inherited from K59.0 — Constipation

Excludes1

change in bowel habit NOS ( R19.4 )

Inherited from K59 — Other functional intestinal disorders

Excludes1

intestinal malabsorption ( K90 .-)

Inherited from K59 — Other functional intestinal disorders

Excludes1

psychogenic intestinal disorders ( F45.8 )

Inherited from K59 — Other functional intestinal disorders

Excludes2

incomplete defecation ( R15.0 )

Inherited from K59.0 — Constipation

Excludes2

functional disorders of stomach ( K31 .-)

Inherited from K59 — Other functional intestinal disorders

Version History

How K59.04 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Chronic idiopathic constipation

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Chronic idiopathic constipation

Related Codes

Other codes under K59.0

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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