K50-K52 ICD-10-CA block: Noninfective enteritis and colitis
K50-K52 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 17 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
K50-K52Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in K50-K52
K50-K52 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Notes for K50-K52
As CIHI prints them, with any note K50-K52 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Noninfective inflammatory bowel disease
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-)megacolon (K59.3)
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Where K50-K52 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K50-K52Noninfective enteritis and colitis
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is K50-K52 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. K50-K52 (Noninfective enteritis and colitis) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 17 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is K50-K52 in ICD-10-CA?
K50-K52 sits under Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).
What coding notes apply to K50-K52?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for K50-K52, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside K50-K52
K00-K14Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jawsK20-K31Diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenumK35-K38Diseases of appendixK40-K46HerniaK55-K64Other diseases of intestinesK65-K67Diseases of peritoneumK70-K77Diseases of liverK80-K87Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreasK90-K93Other diseases of the digestive system