Digestive

DC 7328

Intestine, small, resection of

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Diagnostic Code
7328
CFR Section
§4.114 — Digestive

Rating Tiers

80%

Status post intestinal resection with undernutrition and anemia; and requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN)

60%

Status post intestinal resection with undernutrition and anemia; and requiring prescribed oral dietary supplementation, continuous medication and intermittent total parenteral nutrition (TPN)

40%

Status post intestinal resection with four or more episodes of diarrhea per day resulting in undernutrition and anemia; and requiring prescribed oral dietary supplementation and continuous medication

20%

Status post intestinal resection with four or more episodes of diarrhea per day

0%

Status post intestinal resection, asymptomatic

What Raters Look For

Based on M21-1 adjudication criteria for Digestive conditions. These are the factors a VA rater evaluates when assigning a rating percentage.

M21-1 III.iv.4.D
  • •Weight loss — documented weight changes in treatment records
  • •Frequency and severity of symptoms: pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
  • •Dietary restrictions required due to the condition
  • •Need for surgical intervention, feeding tubes, or colostomy
  • •Imaging and endoscopy findings (scope reports, biopsy results)
  • •Hepatic function if liver disease is involved: bilirubin, albumin, INR, Child-Pugh score