Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
Indeterminate colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that exhibits characteristics of both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It is used when diagnostic tests cannot definitively classify the condition as one or the other. In medical records and for insurance purposes, it is coded as ICD-10 K52.3.
Dr. Chadha reviews your personal and family history of IBD, diet, lifestyle habits, and symptom pattern before performing a focused abdominal exam.
Lab work checks for inflammation markers (CRP, ESR), anemia, nutritional deficiencies and rules out infections with stool cultures and fecal calprotectin.
A colonoscope inspects the entire colon lining. Small tissue samples are taken for microscopic evaluation to distinguish features of Crohn's, ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis.
Once results are in, Dr. Chadha explains how findings overlap with Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, and why your case is classified as indeterminate colitis (ICD-10 K52.3).
Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
A type of inflammatory bowel disease that has features of both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
K52.3 - used for medical records and insurance purposes.
Ulcerative colitis affects only the colon, while indeterminate colitis shows overlapping features of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and can-t be clearly classified.
There is no cure yet, but many patients achieve remission with the right treatment plan.
Dietary changes help manage symptoms but usually work best alongside prescribed medications.
Most patients receive a definitive diagnosis within 2-3 weeks after completing blood tests, stool tests, colonoscopy, and imaging.
Genetics can play a role-having a family history of IBD increases your risk-but environmental and immune factors also contribute.
Most people respond well to medication and lifestyle changes. Surgery is reserved for severe or hard-to-treat cases.
You'll receive clear instructions, typically involving a liquid diet and laxative preparation the day before the procedure.
Yes. We use the correct ICD-10 code (K52.3) and work with most major insurance plans to ensure coverage.
