Diagnosis Code

K63.0 ABSCESS OF INTESTINE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K63.0

Short Description: Abscess of intestine

Long Description: Abscess of intestine

The code K63.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)
      • Other diseases of intestine (K63)
        • K63.0 Abscess of intestine

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of intestine
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcerative pancolitis
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcerative proctitis
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcerative proctitis
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to colonic inflammatory polyps
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of large intestine
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of large intestine
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of small and large intestine
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of small intestine
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of small intestine
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to diverticular disease
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to ulcerative colitis
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to ulcerative colitis
  • Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to ulcerative colitis
  • Abscess of peritoneum
  • Abscess of sigmoid colon
  • Chronic proctocolitis
  • Chronic ulcerative pancolitis
  • Chronic ulcerative proctitis
  • Chronic ulcerative proctitis
  • Chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis
  • Complication due to chronic ulcerative pancolitis
  • Complication due to chronic ulcerative proctitis
  • Complication due to chronic ulcerative proctitis
  • Complication due to chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis
  • Complication due to colonic inflammatory polyps
  • Complication due to Crohn's disease of large intestine
  • Complication due to Crohn's disease of large intestine
  • Complication due to Crohn's disease of small and large intestines
  • Complication due to Crohn's disease of small intestine
  • Complication due to Crohn's disease of small intestine
  • Crohn's disease of small and large intestines
  • Infection causing abscess of colon
  • Inflammatory polyposis of intestine
  • Pre-ileal abscess
  • Proctocolitis
  • Proctosigmoiditis
  • Pseudopolyposis of colon
  • Sigmoid colon ulcer
  • Ulcerative pancolitis
  • Ulcerative proctitis
  • Ulcerative proctitis
  • Ulcerative proctocolitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K63.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Mcc (371)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Cc (372)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections Without Cc/mcc (373)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K63.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • 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 Notes:
    • abscess of anal and rectal regions (@K61*.-)
    • abscess of appendix (@K35.3*-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K63.0 Right Arrow 569.5 Intestinal abscess

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K63 Other diseases of intestine
K63.1 Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic)
K63.2 Fistula of intestine
K63.3 Ulcer of intestine
K63.4 Enteroptosis
K63.5 Polyp of colon
K63.8 Other specified diseases of intestine
K63.81 Dieulafoy lesion of intestine
K63.82 Intestinal microbial overgrowth
K63.821 Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
K63.8211 Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, hydrogen-subtype
K63.8212 Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, hydrogen sulfide-subtype
K63.8219 Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, unspecified
K63.822 Small intestinal fungal overgrowth
K63.829 Intestinal methanogen overgrowth, unspecified
K63.89 Other specified diseases of intestine
K63.9 Disease of intestine, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023