Disorder of peritoneum, NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Disorder of peritoneum, NOS |
ICD10 code: | K66.8 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Peritonitis |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity. It covers most of the intra-abdominal organs, and is composed of a layer of mesothelium supported by a thin layer of connective tissue. incl noninfectious peritonitis {sc:adhesions, infectious peritonitis, hemoperitoneum}
- peritoneal cancer,primary
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
(turn these into links to the actual diagnosis articles if possible. For some that might make no sense.) {sc:adhesions, infectious peritonitis, hemoperitoneum}
- Peritoneal tissue/peritoneum, primary malignancy
- Peritoneum, metastatic malignancy to it (also code primary site)
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