ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diverticular disease of intestine
Diverticular disease of small intestine
DC72 — Diverticulum of small intestine
ICD-11 DC72 — Diverticulum of small intestine
This is a morphological condition in which there is a small pouch in the lining of the small intestine, bulging outward through a weak spot. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. The condition of having multiple diverticula with symptoms, or with inflammation is excluded from here.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code DC72 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:
- DC72.0 — Diverticulum of small intestine with haemorrhage
- DC72.1 — Diverticulum of small intestine without haemorrhage
- DC72.Z — Diverticulum of small intestine, no specification about presence or absence of haemorrhage
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: