567.21 - Peritonitis (acute) Generalized
The ICD 9 Code for Peritonitis (acute) generalized is listed as 567.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 567.21 |
| Long Description: | Peritonitis (acute) generalized |
| Short Description: | Peritonitis (acute) gen |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Other Diseases Of Intestines And Peritoneum (560-569) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K65.0 - Generalized (acute) peritonitis (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 567.21: | |
| 567.22 - Peritoneal abscess | |
| 567.23 - Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | |
| 567.29 - Other suppurative peritonitis | |