K65
Peritonitis
Non-billableCategory
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with K65
- acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2-)
- T81.6 - aseptic peritonitis (T81.6)
- E85.0 - benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)
- T81.6 - chemical peritonitis (T81.6)
- A54.85 - gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)
- P78.0-P781 - neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1)
- N73.3-N735 - pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5)
- E85.0 - periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0)
- T81.6 - peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6)
- A74.81 - peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
- A36.89 - peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
- A52.74 - peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
- A18.31 - peritonitis in tuberculosis (A18.31)
- peritonitis with or following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)
- peritonitis with or following appendicitis (K35.-)
- O85 - puerperal peritonitis (O85)
- retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)
Use Additional Code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known
Code Also
- if applicable diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)


