K63.0 - Abscess of intestine
| ICD-10: | K63.0 |
| Short Description: | Abscess of intestine |
| Long Description: | Abscess of intestine |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
K63.0 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abscess of intestine. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- 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 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 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 diverticular disease
- 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 rectosigmoiditis
- Complication due to chronic ulcerative pancolitis
- 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 small and large intestines
- Complication due to Crohn's disease of small intestine
- Complication due to Crohn's disease of small intestine
- Complication due to ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease of small and large intestines
- Infection causing abscess of colon
- Inflammatory polyposis of intestine
- Pre-ileal abscess
- Proctosigmoiditis
- Pseudopolyposis of colon
- Sigmoid colon ulcer
- Ulcerative pancolitis
- Ulcerative proctocolitis
Clinical Information
- Proctosigmoiditis-. inflammation of the sigmoid colon and rectum.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 ExcludesA type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- 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
Type 2 ExcludesA type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) - L02.91
- - bowel - K63.0
- - colon (wall) - K63.0
- - fecal - K63.0
- - intestine, intestinal NEC - K63.0
- - rectovaginal septum - K63.0
- - sigmoid - K63.0
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| K63.0 | 569.5 - Intestinal abscess | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Patient Education
Abscess
An abscess is a pocket of pus. You can get an abscess almost anywhere in your body. When an area of your body becomes infected, your body's immune system tries to fight the infection. White blood cells go to the infected area, collect within the damaged tissue, and cause inflammation. During this process, pus forms. Pus is a mixture of living and dead white blood cells, germs, and dead tissue.
Bacteria, viruses, parasites and swallowed objects can all lead to abscesses. Skin abscesses are easy to detect. They are red, raised and painful. Abscesses inside your body may not be obvious and can damage organs, including the brain, lungs and others. Treatments include drainage and antibiotics.
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Colonic Diseases
Your colon, also known as the large intestine, is part of your digestive system. It's a long, hollow tube at the end of your digestive tract where your body makes and stores stool. Many disorders affect the colon's ability to work properly. Some of these include:
- Colorectal cancer
- Colonic polyps - extra tissue growing in the colon that can become cancerous
- Ulcerative colitis - ulcers of the colon and rectum
- Diverticulitis - inflammation or infection of pouches in the colon
- Irritable bowel syndrome - an uncomfortable condition causing abdominal cramping and other symptoms
Treatment for colonic diseases varies greatly depending on the disease and its severity. Treatment may involve diet, medicines and in some cases, surgery.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Small Intestine Disorders
Your small intestine is the longest part of your digestive system - about twenty feet long! It connects your stomach to your large intestine (or colon) and folds many times to fit inside your abdomen. Your small intestine does most of the digesting of the foods you eat. It has three areas called the duodenum, the ileum, and the jejunum.
Problems with the small intestine can include:
- Bleeding
- Celiac disease
- Crohn's disease
- Infections
- Intestinal cancer
- Intestinal obstruction
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ulcers, such as peptic ulcer
Treatment of disorders of the small intestine depends on the cause.
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
