Peritoneal abscess

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Peritoneal abscess

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from K65 Peritonitis

Excludes1 - never coded here

acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2-)
aseptic peritonitis (T81.6)
benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)
chemical peritonitis (T81.6)
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.-)
puerperal peritonitis (O85)
retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)

Use additional code

code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known

Code also

if applicable diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Omentitis
Epiploitis
Carbunculus
Enteroperitonitis
Abscess > cul-de-sac
Irritation > peritoneum
Abscess > intra-abdominal
Abscess > pouch of Douglas
Abscess > Douglas' cul-de-sac or pouch
Bacterium, bacteria, bacterial > in blood
Abscess > extraperitoneal > meaning pelvic
Infection, infected, infective > peritoneal
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > peritoneum
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > retroperitoneal
Abscess > omentum
Abscess > retrocecal
Abscess > subhepatic
Abscess > subphrenic
Abscess > abdominopelvic
Sepsis > intra-abdominal
Abscess > intra-abdominal
Abscess > intraperitoneal
Abscess > subdiaphragmatic
Abscess > epiploon, epiploic
Abscess > mesentery, mesenteric
Abscess > peritoneum, peritoneal
Abscess > diaphragm, diaphragmatic
Abscess > abdomen, abdominal > cavity
Peritonitis > with or following > abscess
Abscess > pelvis, pelvic > male > peritoneal
Abscess > pelvis, pelvic > female - > peritoneal
Abscess > peritoneum, peritoneal > pelvic > male

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K65.0	Generalized (acute) peritonitis	Valid
K65.2	Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis	Valid
K65.3	Choleperitonitis	Valid
K65.4	Sclerosing mesenteritis	Valid
K65.8	Other peritonitis	Valid
K65.9	Peritonitis, unspecified	Valid