K57.9
Header — not billableDiverticular disease of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess
The ICD-10 code for diverticular disease of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess is K57.9.
K57.9 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under K57.9
- K57.90Diverticulosis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess without bleeding
- K57.91Diverticulosis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess with bleeding
- K57.92Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess without bleeding
- K57.93Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess with bleeding
Related codes in this category
- K57.0Diverticulitis of small intestine with perforation and abscessnon-billable header
- K57.1Diverticular disease of small intestine without perforation or abscessnon-billable header
- K57.2Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscessnon-billable header
- K57.3Diverticular disease of large intestine without perforation or abscessnon-billable header
- K57.4Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine with perforation and abscessnon-billable header
- K57.5Diverticular disease of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscessnon-billable header
- K57.8Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, with perforation and abscessnon-billable header
- K57.9Diverticular disease of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscessnon-billable header