K66.0 — Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection)
Is K66.0 billable?
Yes — K66.0 is billable for FY2027. K66.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K66.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
K66.0 at a glance
| Code | K66.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection) |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K66.0 group to?
K66.0 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is K66.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K66.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective)
- Adhesions, adhesive › peritoneum, peritoneal (postinfective)
- Adhesions, adhesive › postoperative (postinfective)
- Adhesions, adhesive › peritoneum, peritoneal › postprocedural (postinfective)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with K66.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- peritoneal adhesions with intestinal obstruction (K56.5-)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of K66.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K66.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K66.0.
- Adhesions (of) abdominal (wall)
- Adhesions (of) diaphragm
- Adhesions (of) intestine
- Adhesions (of) male pelvis
- Adhesions (of) omentum
- Adhesions (of) stomach
- Adhesive bands
- Mesenteric adhesions
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K66.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K66.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K66
The conditions below are not part of K66.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K66.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has K66.0 existed?
K66.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with K66.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with K66.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.