K67Disorders of peritoneum in infectious diseases classd elswhr
ICD-10-CM billable/specific code — part of Diseases of peritoneum, retroperitoneum and pelvis (K65-K6A)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- 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)
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- congenital syphilis (A50.0)
- helminthiasis (B65.0 -B83.9)