ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diverticular disease of intestine
Diverticular disease of small intestine
DC70 — Diverticulitis of small intestine
ICD-11 DC70 — Diverticulitis of small intestine
When the pouches of small intestine (diverticula) become infected or inflamed, the condition is called diverticulitis. Diverticulitis may lead to several serious complications, such as small tears, called perforations and abscess, formation of fistula to adjacent organs, bleeding, or blockages in the lumen, and medical care is needed.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code DC70 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:
- DC70.0 — Diverticulitis of small intestine with complication
It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses. - DC70.1 — Diverticulitis of small intestine without complication
- DC70.Z — Diverticulitis of small intestine without specification of presence of complications
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: