567.9 PERITONITIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 567.9

Short Description: Peritonitis NOS

Long Description: Unspecified peritonitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum (560-569)
      • 567 Peritonitis
        • 567.9 Peritonitis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 567.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Enteroperitonitis (see also Peritonitis) 567.9
  • Epiploitis (see also Peritonitis) 567.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • peritoneal (see also Peritonitis) 567.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • peritoneum (see also Peritonitis) 567.9
    • retroperitoneal (see also Peritonitis) 567.9
  • Irritation
    • peritoneum (see also Peritonitis) 567.9
  • Omentitis (see also Peritonitis) 567.9
  • Peritonitis (acute) (adhesive) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) 567.9
    • with or following
      • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis
      • abscess 567.21
      • appendicitis 540.0
        • with peritoneal abscess 540.1
      • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.0
      • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.0
    • aseptic 998.7
    • bacterial 567.29
      • spontaneous 567.23
    • bile, biliary 567.81
    • chemical 998.7
    • chlamydial 099.56
    • chronic proliferative 567.89
    • congenital NEC 777.6
    • diaphragmatic 567.22
    • diffuse NEC 567.29
    • diphtheritic 032.83
    • disseminated NEC 567.29
    • due to
      • bile 567.81
      • foreign
        • body or object accidentally left during a procedure (instrument) (sponge) (swab) 998.4
        • substance accidentally left during a procedure (chemical) (powder) (talc) 998.7
      • talc 998.7
      • urine 567.89
    • fibrinopurulent 567.29
    • fibrinous 567.29
    • fibrocaseous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.0
    • fibropurulent 567.29
    • general, generalized (acute) 567.21
    • gonococcal 098.86
    • in infective disease NEC 136.9 [567.0]
    • meconium (newborn) 777.6
    • pancreatic 577.8
    • paroxysmal, benign 277.31
    • pelvic
      • female (acute) 614.5
        • chronic NEC 614.7
          • with adhesions 614.6
        • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 670.8
      • male (acute) 567.21
    • periodic (familial) 277.31
    • phlegmonous 567.29
    • pneumococcal 567.1
    • postabortal 639.0
    • proliferative, chronic 567.89
    • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 670.8
    • purulent 567.29
    • septic 567.29
    • spontaneous bacterial 567.23
    • staphylococcal 567.29
    • streptococcal 567.29
    • subdiaphragmatic 567.29
    • subphrenic 567.29
    • suppurative 567.29
    • syphilitic 095.2
      • congenital 090.0 [567.0]
    • talc 998.7
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.0
    • urine 567.89

Crosswalk Information

The code 567.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
567.9 Right Arrow K65.9 Peritonitis, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
567.0 Peritonitis in infectious diseases classified elsewhere
567.1 Pneumococcal peritonitis
567.21 Peritonitis (acute) generalized
567.22 Peritoneal abscess
567.23 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
567.29 Other suppurative peritonitis
567.31 Psoas muscle abscess
567.38 Other retroperitoneal abscess
567.39 Other retroperitoneal infections
567.81 Choleperitonitis
567.82 Sclerosing mesenteritis
567.89 Other specified peritonitis


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