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ICD-10/K6A.09

K6A.09 ICD-10-CM Code: Other pelvic abscess

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Code Set: New for FY2027 — not valid before October 1, 2026.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

No additional overview provided for this record.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for K6A.09 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Pelvic abscess, unspecified

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • Code also, if applicable:
  • diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)
  • female pelvic inflammatory disease (N73.-)

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known

Change history

  • FY2027 — 2026-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Other pelvic abscess
    FY2027 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of K6A.09 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • K6A.0 — Pelvic abscess [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • K65.1 — Peritoneal abscess [Excludes2](via K6A.0.-): “pelvic abscess (extraperitoneal) (K6A.0-)”

Referenced by Code Also instructions (10)

  • K57 — Diverticular disease of intestine [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • N70 — Salpingitis and oophoritis [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “, if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • N70-N77 — Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77) [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “, if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • N71 — Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “, if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • N72 — Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “, if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • N73 — Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “, if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • N74 — Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “, if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • N75 — Diseases of Bartholin's gland [Code Also](via K6A.0.-): “, if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)”
  • and 2 more

Index entries

  • Abscess (connective tissue)… — Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic [Index term]
  • Abscess (connective tissue)… — Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic, female - [Index term]
  • Abscess (connective tissue)… — Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic, male [Index term]
  • Abscess (connective tissue)… — Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic, specified NEC [Index term]

Nearest codes

  • K6A — Diseases of the pelvis, not elsewhere classified [Sibling]
  • K6A.0 — Pelvic abscess [Sibling]
  • K6A.01 — Prevesical abscess [Sibling]
  • K6A.8 — Other diseases of the pelvis, not elsewhere classified [Sibling]

Change history

  • FY2027 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Referenced by Other Codes

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name K6A.09 or its code family.

1 Excludes2 notes: K65.1 (via K6A.0.-).

10 Code Also instructions across 2 chapters: K57 (via K6A.0.-), N70 (via K6A.0.-), N70-N77 (via K6A.0.-), N71 (via K6A.0.-), N72 (via K6A.0.-), N73 (via K6A.0.-), N74 (via K6A.0.-), N75 (via K6A.0.-), N76 (via K6A.0.-), N77 (via K6A.0.-).

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to K6A.09 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • K6A — Diseases of the pelvis, not elsewhere classified
  • K6A.0 — Pelvic abscess
  • K6A.01 — Prevesical abscess
  • K6A.8 — Other diseases of the pelvis, not elsewhere classified

View all codes in the K6A family

Indexed Clinical Terms (4)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic, female -
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic, male
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), pelvis, pelvic, specified NEC