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K57 - Diverticular disease of intestine

ICD-10-CM Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system · K55-K64 Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

K57 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 8 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom K57

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • congenital diverticulum of intestine (Q43.8)
  • Meckel's diverticulum (Q43.0)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom K57

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • diverticulum of appendix (K38.2)
Code AlsoFrom K57

Report an additional code when both conditions apply.

  • if applicable:
  • pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)
  • peritonitis (K65.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter K00-K95

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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)

More Specific Codes (8)

K57.0Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscess→K57.1Diverticular disease of small intestine without perforation or abscess→K57.2Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess→K57.3Diverticular disease of large intestine without perforation or abscess→K57.4Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess→K57.5Diverticular disease of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess→K57.8Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, with perforation and abscess→K57.9Diverticular disease of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess→

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