K65 - Peritonitis
The ICD 10 Code for
Peritonitis is listed as
K65. Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field |
Value |
| Diagnosis Code: |
K65
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| Description: |
Peritonitis
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Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
- Excludes1: acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2)
- aseptic peritonitis (T81.6)
- benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)
- chemical peritonitis (T81.6)
- diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with peritonitis (K57.4-)
- diverticulitis of colon with peritonitis (K57.2-)
- diverticulitis of intestine, NOS, with peritonitis (K57.8-)
- diverticulitis of small intestine with peritonitis (K57.0-)
- gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)
- neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1)
- pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5)
- periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0)
- peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6)
- peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
- peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
- peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
- peritonitis in tuberculosis (A18.31)
- peritonitis with or following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)
- peritonitis with or following appendicitis (K35.-)
- peritonitis with or following diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)
- puerperal peritonitis (O85)
- retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)
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| Chapter |
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95) |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of K65: |
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| K65.0 - Generalized (acute) peritonitis |
| K65.1 - Peritoneal abscess |
| K65.2 - Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |
| K65.3 - Choleperitonitis |
| K65.4 - Sclerosing mesenteritis |
| K65.8 - Other peritonitis |
| K65.9 - Peritonitis, unspecified |
