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Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 567.29
Other suppurative peritonitis
  • Short description: Suppurat peritonitis NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 567.29 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 567.29 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 567.29.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 567.29: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 567.29 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K65.0 Generalized (acute) peritonitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute bacterial peritonitis
  • Acute suppurative peritonitis
  • Bacterial peritonitis
  • Fibrinous peritonitis
  • Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
  • Peritonitis after surgery
  • Peritonitis due to infected dialysis catheter
  • Peritonitis due to infected peritoneal dialysis catheter
  • Peritonitis due to peritoneal dialysis
  • Peritonitis, fibrinous
  • Peritonitis, subphrenic
  • Postoperative peritonitis
  • Subphrenic peritonitis
Applies To
  • Subphrenic peritonitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 567.29:
  • Hemoperitoneum 568.81
    • infectional (see also Peritonitis) 567.29
  • Peritonitis (acute) (adhesive) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) 567.9
    • bacterial 567.29
    • diffuse NEC 567.29
    • disseminated NEC 567.29
    • fibrinopurulent 567.29
    • fibrinous 567.29
    • fibropurulent 567.29
    • phlegmonous 567.29
    • purulent 567.29
    • septic 567.29
    • staphylococcal 567.29
    • streptococcal 567.29
    • subdiaphragmatic 567.29
    • subphrenic 567.29
    • suppurative 567.29
  • Pyopneumothorax (infectional) 510.9
    • subdiaphragmatic (see also Peritonitis) 567.29
    • subphrenic (see also Peritonitis) 567.29
  • Schloffer's tumor (see also Peritonitis) 567.29
  • Schoffer's tumor (see also Peritonitis) 567.29
  • Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
    • Schloffer's (see also Peritonitis) 567.29
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