ICD-10 diagnosis code

K57.0 Diverticular disease of small intestine with perforation and abscess

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K57.0 is the ICD-10 code for Diverticular disease of small intestine with perforation and abscess. It is a four-character subcategory of K57 (Diverticular disease of intestine), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K55–K64 (Other diseases of intestines) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K57.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Diverticular disease of small intestine with peritonitis

What K57.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • diverticular disease of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscess K57.4

K57.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

K57.0Divertikkelsykdom i tynntarm med perforasjon eller abscess

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK570Divertikulose eller divertikulitis i tyndtarmen med perforation eller absces

  • DK570ADivertikulitis i tyndtarmen med absces
  • DK570BDivertikulitis i tyndtarmen med perforation
  • DK570CDivertikulitis i tyndtarmen med peritonitis
FinlandICD-10-FI

K57.0Ohutsuolen umpipussitauti ja suolen puhkeaminen ja paise

GermanyICD-10-GM

K57.0Divertikelkrankheit des Dünndarmes mit Perforation und Abszess

  • K57.02Divertikulitis des Dünndarmes mit Perforation und Abszess, ohne Angabe einer Blutung
  • K57.03Divertikulitis des Dünndarmes mit Perforation, Abszess und Blutung
FranceICD-10-FR

K57.0Diverticulose de l'intestin grêle, avec perforation et abcès

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K57.0divertikelziekte van dunne darm, met perforatie en abces

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K57.00Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscess without bleeding
  • K57.01Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscess with bleeding

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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