K65Peritonitis
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use K65 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XI
- Diseases of the digestive system
- Group K65-K67
- Diseases of peritoneum
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm phúc mạc
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: peritonitis: aseptic (T81.6) benign paroxysmal (E85.0) chemical (T81.6) due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6) neonatal (P78.0-P78.1) pelvic, female (N73.3-N73.5) periodic familial (E85.0) puerperal (O85) with or following: abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00- O07, O08.0)
Related K65 codes
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
