K57

Diverticular disease of intestine

Non-billable header

K57 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
diverticulum of appendix (K38.2)

An additional code may be needed.

K57.0Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscessHeader
K57.1Diverticular disease of small intestine without perforation or abscessHeader
K57.2Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscessHeader
K57.3Diverticular disease of large intestine without perforation or abscessHeader
K57.4Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscessHeader
K57.5Diverticular disease of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscessHeader
K57.8Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, with perforation and abscessHeader
K57.9Diverticular disease of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscessHeader