2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

K65 Peritonitis

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

K65 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Peritonitis.

Code also

  • If applicable diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)

Use additional code

  • Code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known

Type 1 excludes

  • Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2-)

  • Aseptic peritonitis (T81.6)

  • Benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)

  • Chemical peritonitis (T81.6)

  • Gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)

  • Neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1)

  • Pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5)

  • Periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0)

  • Peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6)

  • Peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)

  • Peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)

  • Peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)

  • 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.-)

  • Puerperal peritonitis (O85)

  • Retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    Code changed

    • Code also

        • if applicable diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)
    • Type 1 excludes

        • acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2)
        • aseptic peritonitis (T81.6)
        • benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)
        • chemical peritonitis (T81.6)
        • diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with peritonitis (K57.4-)
        • diverticulitis of colon with peritonitis (K57.2-)
        • diverticulitis of intestine, NOS, with peritonitis (K57.8-)
        • diverticulitis of small intestine with peritonitis (K57.0-)
        • gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)
        • neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1)
        • pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5)
        • periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0)
        • peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6)
        • peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
        • peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
        • peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
        • 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.-)
        • peritonitis with or following diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)
        • puerperal peritonitis (O85)
        • retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)
        • acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2-)
        • aseptic peritonitis (T81.6)
        • benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)
        • chemical peritonitis (T81.6)
        • gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)
        • neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1)
        • pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5)
        • periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0)
        • peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6)
        • peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
        • peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
        • peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
        • 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.-)
        • puerperal peritonitis (O85)
        • retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)
    • Use additional code

        • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
        • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known
  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code