Diagnosis Code: 568.0

Short Description: Peritoneal adhesions

Long Description: Peritoneal adhesions (postoperative) (postinfection)

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
  • Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum (560-569)
    • 568 Other disorders of peritoneum
      • 568.0 Peritoneal adhesions

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Adhesion of abdominal wall
• Adhesion of diaphragm
• Adhesion of intestine
• Adhesion of male pelvis
• Adhesion of mesentery
• Adhesion of omentum
• Adhesion of stomach
• Colonic adhesions
• Duodenal adhesions
• Entrapment of intestine in abdominal adhesions
• Ileal adhesions
• Ileocecal adhesions
• Jejunal adhesions
• Large bowel adhesions
• Male pelvic adhesions
• Mesenteric arteriovenous fistula
• Periappendiceal adhesions
• Perirectal adhesions
• Peritoneal adhesion
• Postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions
• Pyloric adhesions
• Sigmoid flexure adhesions
• Small bowel adhesions

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 568.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
  • abdominal (wall) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • bowel (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • cecum (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • colon (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • diaphragm (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • duodenum (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
    • with obstruction 537.3
  • ileocecal (coil) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • ileum (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • intestine (postoperative) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
    • with obstruction 560.81
      • with hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
        • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
  • intra-abdominal (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • mesenteric (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • omentum (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • pelvic (peritoneal)
    • male (postoperative) (postinfection) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • periappendiceal (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • perigastric (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • perirectal (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • peritoneum, peritoneal (fibrous) (postoperative) 568.0
    • with obstruction (intestinal) 560.81
      • with hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
        • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
      • duodenum 537.3
    • congenital 751.4
    • female (postoperative) (postinfective) 614.6
    • pelvic, female 614.6
    • pelvic, male 568.0
    • postpartal, pelvic 614.6
    • to uterus 614.6
  • postoperative (gastrointestinal tract) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum)
    • pelvic, male 568.0
  • pylorus (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • sigmoid flexure (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • stomach (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0

• Band(s)
  • adhesive (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
  • intestinal (adhesive) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
    • congenital 751.4
  • peritoneal (adhesive) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum) 568.0
    • with intestinal obstruction 560.81
    • congenital 751.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 568.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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