K65.8

Other peritonitis

Billable / specificHCC V28 78

K65.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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)

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)

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