ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for absorption
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Absorption”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding absorption
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for absorption; the code depends on the details below.
More specific absorption codes (official index)
- carbohydrate, disturbance K90.49 — Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
- chemical
- through placenta (newborn) P04.9 — Newborn affected by maternal noxious substance, unspecified
- environmental substance P04.6 — Newborn affected by maternal exposure to environmental chemical substances
- nutritional substance P04.5 — Newborn affected by maternal use of nutritional chemical substances
- obstetric anesthetic or analgesic drug P04.0 — Newborn affected by maternal anesthesia and analgesia in pregnancy, labor and delivery
- drug NEC
- addictive
- through placenta (newborn) P04.40 — Newborn affected by maternal use of unspecified drugs of addiction
- cocaine P04.41 — Newborn affected by maternal use of cocaine
- hallucinogens P04.42 — Newborn affected by maternal use of hallucinogens
- specified drug NEC P04.49 — Newborn affected by maternal use of other drugs of addiction
- medicinal
- through placenta (newborn) P04.19 — Newborn affected by maternal use of unspecified medication
- through placenta (newborn) P04.19 — Newborn affected by maternal use of unspecified medication
- obstetric anesthetic or analgesic drug P04.0 — Newborn affected by maternal anesthesia and analgesia in pregnancy, labor and delivery
- fat, disturbance K90.49 — Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
- pancreatic K90.3 — Pancreatic steatorrhea
- noxious substance
- protein, disturbance K90.49 — Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
- starch, disturbance K90.49 — Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
- toxic substance
- uremic