K65.4

Sclerosing mesenteritis

Billable / specificHCC V28 78

K65.4 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

  • Fat necrosis of peritoneum
  • (Idiopathic) sclerosing mesenteric fibrosis
  • Mesenteric lipodystrophy
  • Mesenteric panniculitis
  • Retractile mesenteritis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2-) (from K65)
  • aseptic peritonitis (T81.6) (from K65)
  • benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0) (from K65)
  • chemical peritonitis (T81.6) (from K65)
  • gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85) (from K65)
  • neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1) (from K65)
  • pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5) (from K65)
  • periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0) (from K65)
  • peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6) (from K65)
  • peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81) (from K65)
  • peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89) (from K65)
  • peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74) (from K65)
  • peritonitis in tuberculosis (A18.31) (from K65)
  • peritonitis with or following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0) (from K65)
  • peritonitis with or following appendicitis (K35.-) (from K65)
  • puerperal peritonitis (O85) (from K65)
  • retroperitoneal infections (K68.-) (from K65)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K65)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K65)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K65)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K65)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K65)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K65)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K65)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K65)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known (from K65)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • if applicable diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-) (from K65)

Also known as

  • Fat necrosis of peritoneum
  • (Idiopathic) sclerosing mesenteric fibrosis
  • Mesenteric lipodystrophy
  • Mesenteric panniculitis
  • Retractile mesenteritis
  • Fat, necrosis, mesentery
  • Fat, necrosis, omentum
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic, sclerosing mesenteric
  • Lipodystrophy, mesenteric
  • Mesenteritis, retractile
  • Mesenteritis, sclerosing
  • Necrosis, necrotic, fat, fatty, abdominal wall
  • Necrosis, necrotic, fat, fatty, mesentery
  • Necrosis, necrotic, fat, fatty, omentum
  • Necrosis, necrotic, fat, fatty, peritoneum
  • Necrosis, necrotic, mesentery, fat
  • Necrosis, necrotic, omentum, fat
  • Necrosis, necrotic, peritoneum, fat
  • Panniculitis, mesenteric

Parent code

  • K65PeritonitisHeader

Related codes

  • K65.0Generalized (acute) peritonitisBillable
  • K65.1Peritoneal abscessBillable
  • K65.2Spontaneous bacterial peritonitisBillable
  • K65.3CholeperitonitisBillable
  • K65.8Other peritonitisBillable
  • K65.9Peritonitis, unspecifiedBillable

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