577.0 ACUTE PANCREATITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 577.0

Short Description: Acute pancreatitis

Long Description: Acute pancreatitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 577 Diseases of pancreas
        • 577.0 Acute pancreatitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 577.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • pancreas (duct) 577.0
    • parapancreatic 577.0
  • Apoplexia, apoplexy, apoplectic (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
    • pancreatitis 577.0
  • Fitz's syndrome (acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis) 577.0
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • pancreas 577.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • pancreas 577.0
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • pancreas (aseptic) (duct) (fat) 577.8
      • acute 577.0
      • infective 577.0
  • Pancreatitis 577.0
    • acute (edematous) (hemorrhagic) (recurrent) 577.0
    • annular 577.0
    • apoplectic 577.0
    • calcereous 577.0
    • chronic (infectious) 577.1
      • recurrent 577.1
    • cystic 577.2
    • fibrous 577.8
    • gangrenous 577.0
    • hemorrhagic (acute) 577.0
    • interstitial (chronic) 577.1
      • acute 577.0
    • malignant 577.0
    • mumps 072.3
    • painless 577.1
    • recurrent 577.1
    • relapsing 577.1
    • subacute 577.0
    • suppurative 577.0
    • syphilitic 095.8
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • pancreas 577.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Fitz's (acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis) 577.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 577.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
577.0 Right Arrow K85.9 Acute pancreatitis, 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
577.1 Chronic pancreatitis
577.2 Cyst and pseudocyst of pancreas
577.8 Other specified diseases of pancreas
577.9 Unspecified disease of pancreas


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