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K57.01

K57.01: Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscess with bleeding

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K57.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscess with bleeding. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K57.01 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K57.01

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K57.0: Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscess

  • diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess (K57.4-)

Written on K57: Diverticular disease of intestine

  • congenital diverticulum of intestine (Q43.8)
  • Meckel's diverticulum (Q43.0)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K57.01

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K57: Diverticular disease of intestine

  • diverticulum of appendix (K38.2)

Other codes that can never be billed with K57.01

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • K92.2Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K57.01 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
  • A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
  • A56461Billing and Coding: Endoscopy by Capsule
  • A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Perforation, perforated›diverticulum›small intestine›with›bleeding
  • Rupture, ruptured›diverticulum›small intestine›with›bleeding
  • Abscess›with›diverticular disease›small intestine›with›bleeding
  • Diverticulitis›intestine›small›with›abscess, perforation›with bleeding
  • Peritonitis›with or following›diverticular disease›small intestine›with›bleeding

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K57.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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