K65 Peritonitis
Non-billable header with 7 child codes.
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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.-)
Applies from K65 Peritonitis
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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.-)
Codes under K65
K65.0 Generalized (acute) peritonitisK65.1 Peritoneal abscessK65.2 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitisK65.3 CholeperitonitisK65.4 Sclerosing mesenteritisK65.8 Other peritonitisK65.9 Peritonitis, unspecified
Code annotations containing back-references to K65
Back-references to K65
- Code Also:
K57 Diverticular disease of intestine ("if applicable peritonitis K65.-")
Back-references to K65
- Code Also:
K57 Diverticular disease of intestine ("if applicable peritonitis K65.-")
Nearby codes
K65 Peritonitis (this code)K65.0 Generalized (acute) peritonitisK65.1 Peritoneal abscessK65.2 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitisK65.3 CholeperitonitisK65.4 Sclerosing mesenteritis