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Compare/E85.0 vs K65

E85.0 vs K65

E85.0 (Non-neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis) compared with K65 (Peritonitis), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. K65 carries an Excludes1 note covering E85.0: “benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. K65 carries an Excludes1 note covering E85.0: “periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

E85.0Non-neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosisK65Peritonitis
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: K65.0, K65.1, K65.2, K65.3, K65.4

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)
DefinitionNon-neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E85.0).Peritonitis is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (K65).
Includes
Hereditary amyloid nephropathy
Use additional code
code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources