ICD-10-CM

K57.2

Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess

Kind: Header. Not a billable code.
Category: K57
Chapter: 11. Diseases of the digestive system

Codes under K57.2

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K57.20Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess without bleedingBillable
K57.21Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess with bleedingBillable

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Excludes1

Excludes1 means these codes are not reported together.

K57.4-Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess

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