K6A.0

Pelvic abscess

Non-billable headerNew in FY2027

K6A.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes2

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

  • peritoneal abscess (K65.1)
  • retroperitoneal abscess (K68.1-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K6A)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K6A)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K6A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K6A)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K6A)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K6A)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K6A)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K6A)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , if applicable:
  • diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)
  • female pelvic inflammatory disease (N73.-)

Parent code

  • K6ADiseases of the pelvis, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

More specific codes K6A.0

  • K6A.01Prevesical abscessBillable
  • K6A.09Other pelvic abscessBillable

Related codes

  • K6A.8Other diseases of the pelvis, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

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