K90.81

Clinical Information

• A chronic systemic infection by a gram-positive bacterium, tropheryma whippelii, mainly affecting the small intestine but also the joints; cardiovascular system; and the central nervous system. The disease is characterized by fat deposits in the intestinal mucosa and lymph nodes, malabsorption, diarrhea with fatty stools, malnutrition, and arthritis.

• A systemic infection caused by the gram-positive bacterium tropheryma whipplei. It affects the small intestine resulting in malabsorption. Other sites or systems affected by the infection are the joints, central nervous system, and the cardiovascular system.

Details

• K90.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K90.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K90.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 K90.81 may differ.