K63.1
BillablePerforation of intestine (nontraumatic)
Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Perforation (nontraumatic) of rectum
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)
- perforation (nontraumatic) of appendix (K35.2-, K35.3-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Perforation of rectum10825001
- Rectal perforation10825001
- Disruption of rectum37502002
- Rectal tear37502002
- Rupture of rectum37502002
- Traumatic perforation of large intestine50008003
- Colonic perforation50257008
- Perforation of colon50257008
- Gastrointestinal perforation51875005
- Intestinal perforation56905009
- Perforation of intestine56905009
- Perinatal intestinal perforation65390006
- Injury of transverse colon125632009
- Injury of sigmoid colon125634005
- Perforation of small intestine235741002
- Small bowel perforation235741002
- Bursting injury of small intestine235742009
- Disruption of small intestine235742009
- Rupture of small intestine235742009
- Rupture of intestine235799001
- Disruption of colon235800002
- Rupture of colon235800002
- Delayed perforation of duodenum262848001
- Delayed perforation of small intestine262856003
- Delayed perforation of colon262874007
- Delayed perforation of rectum262880004
- Perforation of jejunum282060009
- Bursting injury of jejunum282061008
- Disruption of jejunum282061008
- Rupture of jejunum282061008
- Perforation of ileum282068002
- Bursting injury of ileum282069005
- Disruption of ileum282069005
- Rupture of ileum282069005
- Perforation of large intestine303078007
- Non-traumatic perforation of small bowel405578000
- Nontraumatic perforation of small intestine405578000
- Non-traumatic perforation of large bowel405579008
- Nontraumatic perforation of large intestine405579008
- Inflammatory perforation of small intestine405589007
- Intestinal perforation due to cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus707578009
- Meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis with perforation707578009
- Perforation of intestine due to cystic fibrosis with meconium ileus707578009
- Perforation of sigmoid colon712512004
- Perforated ulcer of intestine713354008
- Perforation of transverse colon1144421007
- Perforation of terminal ileum1179027005
- Spontaneous perforation of large intestine1197666004
- Traumatic perforation of rectum16899621000119104
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K63.1?
ICD-10-CM code K63.1 represents "Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic)". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K63.1 a billable code?
Yes, K63.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K63.1 in?
K63.1 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K63.1?
K63.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: perforation (nontraumatic) of duodenum (K26.-); perforation (nontraumatic) of intestine with diverticular disease (K57.0, K57.2, K57.4, K57.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does K63.1 map to?
K63.1 maps to 32 SNOMED CT concepts: 282069005, 282061008, 235742009, 50257008, 262874007, and 27 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K63.1?
K63.1 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2887903, C0392063. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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