ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the digestive...
Clinical findings in the digestive system
ME24 — Clinical manifestations of the digestive system
ME24.3 — Digestive system perforation
KB85 — Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation

ICD-11 KB85 — Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation

In-utero or prenatal bowel perforation results in a chemical peritonitis (meconium peritonitis) from peritoneal leakage of sterile meconium. Meconium peritonitis results from prenatal intestinal perforation nearly always involving the small bowel.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

Diagnosis with code KB85 contains 5 clarifying diagnoses:

1. KB85.0 — Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation due to in utero volvulus
2. KB85.1 — Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation due to intestinal atresia or stenosis
3. KB85.2 — Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation due to intraluminal obstruction
4. KB85.Y — Other specified prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation
5. KB85.Z — Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation, unspecified

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Digestive system disorders of fetus or newborn #14960
• Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation #14968
• Digestive system disorders of fetus or newborn #22060
• Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation #22068
• Digestive system perforation #24609
• Prenatal intrauterine intestinal perforation #24636