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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

K65.2

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where K65.2 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. K65 Parent Peritonitis
  2. K65.2 This code Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

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bacterial peritonitis NOS ( K65.9 )

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acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis ( K35.2- )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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aseptic peritonitis ( T81.6 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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benign paroxysmal peritonitis ( E85.0 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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chemical peritonitis ( T81.6 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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gonococcal peritonitis ( A54.85 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1)

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5)

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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periodic familial peritonitis ( E85.0 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance ( T81.6 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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peritonitis in chlamydia ( A74.81 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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peritonitis in diphtheria ( A36.89 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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peritonitis in syphilis (late) ( A52.74 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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peritonitis in tuberculosis ( A18.31 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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peritonitis with or following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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peritonitis with or following appendicitis ( K35 .-)

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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puerperal peritonitis ( O85 )

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

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retroperitoneal infections ( K68 .-)

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

Code Also

if applicable diverticular disease of intestine ( K57 .-)

Inherited from K65 — Peritonitis

Version History

How K65.2 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Related Codes

Other codes under K65

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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