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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Peritonitis

Effective October 1, 2005, changes have been made to category 567, formerly Peritonitis, so that it will include retroperitoneal infections. The revised category title is Peritonitis and retroperitoneal infections. Subcategory 567.2, Other suppurative peritonitis, was expanded with the creation of codes 567.21, Peritonitis (acute) generalized, 567.22, Peritoneal abscess, 567.23, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and 567.29, Other suppurative peritonitis. Subcategory 567.3, Retroperitoneal infections, was created with new codes 567.31, Psoas muscle abscess, 567.38, Other retroperitoneal abscess, and 567.39, Other retroperitoneal infections. Subcategory 567.8, Other specified peritonitis, was expanded with the creation...

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