K63.1

Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic)

Billable / specificHCC V28 78

K63.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Perforation (nontraumatic) of rectum

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • perforation (nontraumatic) of duodenum (K26.-)
  • perforation (nontraumatic) of intestine with diverticular disease (K57.0, K57.2, K57.4, K57.8)

Excludes2

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

  • perforation (nontraumatic) of appendix (K35.2-, K35.3-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K63)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K63)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K63)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K63)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K63)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K63)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K63)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K63)

Also known as

  • Perforation (nontraumatic) of rectum
  • Perforation, perforated, bowel
  • Perforation, perforated, colon
  • Perforation, perforated, ileum
  • Perforation, perforated, intestine NEC
  • Perforation, perforated, intestine NEC, ulcerative NEC
  • Perforation, perforated, jejunum, jejunal
  • Perforation, perforated, rectum
  • Perforation, perforated, sigmoid
  • Rupture, ruptured, bowel
  • Rupture, ruptured, colon
  • Rupture, ruptured, intestine NEC
  • Rupture, ruptured, rectum
  • Rupture, ruptured, sigmoid
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, intestine, intestinal, with perforation
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, intestine, intestinal, perforating

Parent code

  • K63Other diseases of intestineHeader

Related codes

  • K63.0Abscess of intestineBillable
  • K63.2Fistula of intestineBillable
  • K63.3Ulcer of intestineBillable
  • K63.4EnteroptosisBillable
  • K63.5Polyp of colonBillable
  • K63.8Other specified diseases of intestineHeader
  • K63.9Disease of intestine, unspecifiedBillable

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