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ICD-10 code K51

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TABULAR LIST of DISEASES and INJURIES
- K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
- K50-K52
Noninfective enteritis and colitis

K51

Ulcerative colitis

ICD-10 code K51 for Ulcerative colitis

Use additional code to identify manifestations, such as:
pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
Excludes1: Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)
K51.0
Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis
K51.2
Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis
K51.3
Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis
K51.4
Inflammatory polyps of colon
K51.5
Left sided colitis
K51.8
Other ulcerative colitis
K51.9
Ulcerative colitis, unspecified
ICD-10
ATC
ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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