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K6A.09

K6A.09: Other pelvic abscess

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K6A.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other pelvic abscess. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Pelvic abscess, unspecified

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K6A.09

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

Written on K6A.0: Pelvic abscess

  • peritoneal abscess (K65.1)
  • retroperitoneal abscess (K68.1-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K6A.09 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Abscess›pelvis, pelvic
  • Abscess›pelvis, pelvic›female -
  • Abscess›pelvis, pelvic›male
  • Abscess›pelvis, pelvic›specified NEC

Code history

  • addedFY2024-FY2027

    Other pelvic abscess

Other codes under K6A.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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