K57.4

Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess

Non-billable header

K57.4 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • congenital diverticulum of intestine (Q43.8) (from K57)
  • Meckel's diverticulum (Q43.0) (from K57)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K57)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K57)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K57)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K57)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K57)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K57)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K57)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K57)
  • diverticulum of appendix (K38.2) (from K57)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • if applicable: (from K57)
  • pelvic abscess (K6A.0-) (from K57)
  • peritonitis (K65.-) (from K57)

Parent code

  • K57Diverticular disease of intestineHeader

More specific codes K57.4

  • K57.40Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess without bleedingBillable
  • K57.41Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess with bleedingBillable

Related codes

  • 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
  • K57.5Diverticular 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

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