ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95
K55-K64
K57-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K57.2

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K57.2

Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

K57.2 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Short description: Diverticulitis of large intestine w perforation and abscess
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K57.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K57.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 K57.2 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as K57.2. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K57.4
Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess
K57.4-
)

The following code(s) above K57.2 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to K57.2:

K00-K95
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the digestive system
K57
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K57
Diverticular disease of intestine
Code Also
- if applicable peritonitis K65.-
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital diverticulum of intestine (Q43.8)
- Meckel's diverticulum (Q43.0)
Type 2 Excludes
- diverticulum of appendix (K38.2)
Diverticular disease of intestine

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to K57.2:

Type 1 Excludes: K63.0
, K63.1

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K63.0
Abscess of intestine
Type 1 Excludes
- abscess of intestine with Crohn's disease (K50.014, K50.114, K50.814, K50.914,)
- abscess of intestine with diverticular disease (K57.0, K57.2, K57.4, K57.8)
- abscess of intestine with ulcerative colitis (K51.014, K51.214, K51.314, K51.414, K51.514, K51.814, K51.914)
Type 2 Excludes
- abscess of anal and rectal regions (K61.-)
- abscess of appendix (K35.3-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K63.1
Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic)
Applicable To
- Perforation (nontraumatic) of rectum
Type 1 Excludes
- perforation (nontraumatic) of duodenum (K26.-)
- perforation (nontraumatic) of intestine with diverticular disease (K57.0, K57.2, K57.4, K57.8)
Type 2 Excludes
- perforation (nontraumatic) of appendix (K35.2-, K35.3-)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K57.2

K56.7 Ileus, unspecified

K57 Diverticular disease of intestine

K57.0 Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscess

K57.00 …… without bleeding

K57.01 …… with bleeding

K57.1 Diverticular disease of small intestine without perforation or abscess

K57.10 Diverticulosis of small intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding

K57.11 Diverticulosis of small intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding

K57.12 Diverticulitis of small intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding

K57.13 Diverticulitis of small intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding

K57.2 Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess

K57.20 …… without bleeding

K57.21 …… with bleeding

K57.3 Diverticular disease of large intestine without perforation or abscess

K57.30 Diverticulosis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding

K57.31 Diverticulosis of large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding

K57.32 Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding

K57.33 Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding

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

K57.40 …… without bleeding

K57.41 …… with bleeding

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K57.2

Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess

Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess

Diseases of the digestive system

Diverticular disease of intestine

Abscess of intestine

Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic)