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Official Description

Disorders of peritoneum in infectious diseases classified elsewhere

Code First: underlying disease, such as:
congenital syphilis (A50.0)
helminthiasis (B65.0 -B83.9)
Excludes1: peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
peritonitis in gonococcal (A54.85)
peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
peritonitis in tuberculosis (A18.31)
Short Descr Disorders of peritoneum in infectious diseases classd elswhr
CMS-HCC v22 33 - Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
CMS-HCC v24 33 - Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
CMS-HCC v28 78 - Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
ESRD-HCC v21 33 - Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
ESRD-HCC v24 33 - Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation
HHS-HCC v07 42 - Peritonitis/Gastrointestinal Perforation/Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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2018-10-01 Changed Grammatical Fix. Removed space between "such as" and the colon.
2015-10-01 Added Code established
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