K67

Disorders of peritoneum in infectious diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / specificHCC V28 78

K67 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
  • peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
  • peritonitis in gonococcal (A54.85)
  • peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
  • peritonitis in tuberculosis (A18.31)

Excludes2

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)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • congenital syphilis (A50.0)
  • helminthiasis (B65.0 -B83.9)

Related codes

  • K65PeritonitisHeader
  • K6ADiseases of the pelvis, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • K66Other disorders of peritoneumHeader
  • K68Disorders of retroperitoneumHeader

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