New for FY2027 ICD-10-CM · October 1, 2026
K6A.0: Pelvic abscess
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Pelvic abscess. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
More specific FY2027 codes
- K6A.01: Prevesical abscessBillable code
- K6A.09: Other pelvic abscessBillable code
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Code also
, if applicable:
Source: K6A.0 (self, direct).
Code also
diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)
Source: K6A.0 (self, direct).
Code also
female pelvic inflammatory disease (N73.-)
Source: K6A.0 (self, direct).
Instructional note
code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known
Source: K6A.0 (self, direct).
Excludes2
peritoneal abscess (K65.1)
Source: K6A.0 (self, direct).
Excludes2
retroperitoneal abscess (K68.1-)
Source: K6A.0 (self, direct).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does K6A.0 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Pelvic abscess. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
When did K6A.0 become an ICD-10-CM code?
K6A.0 is new for FY2027 ICD-10-CM, effective October 1, 2026. It is absent from the FY2026 April order file. Use the code set that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge date, and check the official Tabular instructions.
Is K6A.0 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks K6A.0 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does K6A.0 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.