Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection)
Diseases of the Digestive System·Other disorders of peritoneum·subcategory·FY 2027
Peritoneal Disorders: Your peritoneum is the tissue that lines your abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in your abdomen. A liquid, peritoneal fluid, lubricates the surface of this tissue.
Read more about peritoneal disorders on MedlinePlus · Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
Also indexed as: Adhesions; Adhesions, peritoneum, peritoneal; Adhesions, peritoneum, peritoneal, postprocedural; Adhesions, postoperative
Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- Adhesions (of) abdominal (wall)
- Adhesions (of) diaphragm
- Adhesions (of) intestine
- Adhesions (of) male pelvis
- Adhesions (of) omentum
- Adhesions (of) stomach
- Adhesive bands
- Mesenteric adhesions
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- peritoneal adhesions with intestinal obstruction (K56.5-)
Where K66.0 sits
- K65-K6A Diseases of peritoneum, retroperitoneum and pelvis (K65-K6A)
- K66 Other disorders of peritoneum
- K66.0 Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection)
MS-DRGs
As the principal diagnosis, this code groups to these MS-DRGs (v44.0). Which one applies depends on procedures performed, secondary diagnoses (CC/MCC), and the patient's age and discharge status.
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Legacy crosswalk from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings (last updated 2018).
- 568.0 Peritoneal adhesions (postoperative) (postinfection) (approximate)