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K57.53

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Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Inflammation of small pouches in both the small and large intestine with bleeding, but without rupture or abscess formation.

Coding Tips

  • •This code combines diverticulitis (inflammation) with bleeding; ensure both conditions are documented
  • •Confirm that perforation and abscess are explicitly ruled out before assigning this code

Code Hierarchy

└K57Diverticular disease of intestine└K57.5Diverticular disease of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess└K57.53Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding
└K57.53Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding

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