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K94

K94Complications of artificial openings of the digestive system

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K94 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications of artificial openings of the digestive system. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with K94

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at K94. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading K94 alone.

  • Z43Encounter for attention to artificial openings
  • Z93Artificial opening status

Risk adjustment

K94 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead K94

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about K94

Is K94 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. K94 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K94 sit in the tabular list?
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.