- K63.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K63.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K63.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 K63.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K63.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Applicable To
- Perforation (nontraumatic) of rectum
Type 1 Excludes
- perforation (nontraumatic) of duodenum (K26.-)
- perforation (nontraumatic) of intestine with diverticular disease (K57.0, K57.2, K57.4, K57.8)
Type 2 Excludes
- perforation (nontraumatic) of appendix (K35.2-, K35.3-)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K63.1:
- bowel > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- colon > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- ileum > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- intestine NEC > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- ulcerative NEC > intestine NEC K63.1
- jejunum, jejunal > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- rectum > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- sigmoid > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- bowel (nontraumatic) > Rupture, ruptured
- colon (nontraumatic) > Rupture, ruptured
- intestine NEC (nontraumatic) > Rupture, ruptured
- rectum (nontraumatic) > Rupture, ruptured
- sigmoid (nontraumatic) > Rupture, ruptured
- with perforation > intestine, intestinal K63.3
- perforating > intestine, intestinal K63.3
- with perforation > primary of intestine K63.3
- with perforation > rectosigmoid K63.3
- with perforation > stercoraceous, stercoral K63.3