Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess without bleeding. K57. 20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM K57.
20 for Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess without bleeding is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .
Perforation of inflamed sigmoid diverticula is a common complication of diverticular disease which may lead to the formation of a localised abscess.
Acute diverticulitis is inflammation of the colonic diverticulum, which may involve perforation or microperforation (Figures 1 and 2). In Western societies, most diverticula (85 percent) are found in the sigmoid and descending colons; diverticula in the ascending colon are more common in Asian populations.
The sigmoid colon is an “S” shaped portion of the large intestine that begins in front of the pelvic brim as a continuation of the descending colon and becomes the rectum at the level of the third sacral vertebrae.
ICD-10 code: K57. 92 Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation, abscess or bleeding.