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K57.93

K57.93: Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess with bleeding

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K57.93 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess with bleeding. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K57.93 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K57.93

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K57: Diverticular disease of intestine

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K57.93

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 K57.93

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

K57.93 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
  • A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Diverticulitis›intestine›with›bleeding

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K57.9

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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