K63.0
BillableAbscess of intestine
Abscess of intestine
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- abscess of anal and rectal regions (K61.-)
- abscess of appendix (K35.3-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Sigmoid colon ulcer799008
- Inflammatory polyps of colon13025001
- Pseudopolyposis of colon13025001
- Abscess of intestine24557004
- Proctosigmoiditis41364008
- Rectosigmoiditis41364008
- Chronic ulcerative proctitis52231000
- UC - Ulcerative colitis confined to rectum52231000
- Ulcerative colitis confined to rectum52231000
- Chronic ulcerative proctosigmoiditis52506002
- Chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis52506002
- Ulcerative colitis confined to rectum and sigmoid colon52506002
- Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis52506002
- Ulcerative rectosigmoiditis52506002
- Crohn disease of small and large intestines71833008
- Crohn's disease of small and large intestines71833008
- Crohn's disease of small intestine and colon71833008
- Abscess of peritoneum73962000
- Intraperitoneal abscess73962000
- Pre-ileal abscess197177004
- Inflammatory polyposis of intestine254590000
- Pseudopolyposis254590000
- Ulcerative proctocolitis295046003
- Chronic proctocolitis369445005
- Coloproctitis418130002
- Colorectitis418130002
- Proctocolitis418130002
- Rectocolitis418130002
- Chronic left-sided ulcerative colitis441971007
- Chronic ulcerative pancolitis442159003
- Ulcerative pancolitis444548001
- Left sided ulcerative colitis445243001
- Abscess of sigmoid colon712511006
- Colonic abscess721683008
- Infection causing abscess of colon721683008
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease1085901000119101
- Abscess of intestine due to Crohn's disease1085901000119101
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of large intestine1085751000119100
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of small and large intestine1085801000119106
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to Crohn's disease of small intestine1085851000119105
- Abscess of small intestine due to Crohn's disease1085851000119105
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcerative pancolitis1085131000119105
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcerative proctitis1085181000119106
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis1085231000119100
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to colonic inflammatory polyps1085391000119106
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to diverticular disease5211000119107
- Abscess of intestine co-occurrent and due to ulcerative colitis1092841000119100
- Complication due to Crohn's disease of large intestine1085761000119103
- Complication due to Crohn's disease of small and large intestines1085811000119109
- Complication due to Crohn's disease of small intestine1085861000119107
- Complication due to chronic ulcerative pancolitis1085141000119101
- Complication due to chronic ulcerative proctitis1085191000119109
- Complication due to chronic ulcerative rectosigmoiditis1085241000119109
- Complication due to colonic inflammatory polyps1085401000119108
- Ulcerative proctitis10811000202109
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K63.0?
ICD-10-CM code K63.0 represents "Abscess of intestine". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K63.0 a billable code?
Yes, K63.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K63.0 in?
K63.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K63.0?
K63.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: abscess of intestine with Crohn's disease (K50.014, K50.114, K50.814, K50.914,); abscess of intestine with diverticular disease (K57.0, K57.2, K57.4, K57.8); abscess of intestine with ulcerative colitis (K51.014, K51.214, K51.314, K51.414, K51.514, K51.814, K51.914).
What SNOMED CT codes does K63.0 map to?
K63.0 maps to 37 SNOMED CT concepts: 24557004, 1085901000119101, 1085751000119100, 1085801000119106, 1085851000119105, and 32 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K63.0?
K63.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0156185. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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