K63.0
Abscess of intestine
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
K63.0code
Excludes1
- abscess of intestine with Crohn's disease (K50.014, K50.114, K50.814, K50.914,)K50.014K50.014K50.114K50.114K50.814K50.814K50.914K50.914
- abscess of intestine with diverticular disease (K57.0, K57.2, K57.4, K57.8)K57.0K57.0K57.2K57.2K57.4K57.4K57.8K57.8
- abscess of intestine with ulcerative colitis (K51.014, K51.214, K51.314, K51.414, K51.514, K51.814, K51.914)K51.014K51.014K51.214K51.214K51.314K51.314K51.414K51.414K51.514K51.514K51.814K51.814K51.914K51.914
K00-K95chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 7 same parent — K63
Additional references
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