ICD-10 Code for Suppuration
The ICD-10-CM 2027 alphabetic index lists suppuration, suppurative with the subterms below. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (13 codes, 13 billable).
Index entries for Suppuration
- accessory sinus (chronic) – see Sinusitis
- adrenal gland
- antrum (chronic) – see Sinusitis, maxillary
- bladder – see Cystitis
- brain –
G06.0- sequelae –
G09
- sequelae –
- breast –
N61.1- puerperal, postpartum or gestational – see Mastitis, obstetric, purulent
- dental periosteum –
M27.3 - ear (middle) – see also Otitis, media
- external NEC – see Otitis, externa, infective
- internal
- ethmoidal (chronic) (sinus) – see Sinusitis, ethmoidal
- fallopian tube – see Salpingo-oophoritis
- frontal (chronic) (sinus) – see Sinusitis, frontal
- gallbladder (acute) –
K81.0 - gum –
K05.20- generalized – see Periodontitis, aggressive, generalized
- localized – see Periodontitis, aggressive, localized
- intracranial –
G06.0 - joint – see Arthritis, pyogenic or pyemic
- labyrinthine
- lung – see Abscess, lung
- mammary gland –
N61.1 - maxilla, maxillary –
M27.2- sinus (chronic) – see Sinusitis, maxillary
- muscle – see Myositis, infective
- nasal sinus (chronic) – see Sinusitis
- pancreas, acute –
K85.80– see also Pancreatitis, acute - parotid gland – see Sialoadenitis
- pelvis, pelvic
- female – see Disease, pelvis, inflammatory
- male –
K65.0
- pericranial – see Osteomyelitis
- salivary duct or gland (any) – see Sialoadenitis
- sinus (accessory) (chronic) (nasal) – see Sinusitis
- sphenoidal sinus (chronic) – see Sinusitis, sphenoidal
- thymus (gland) –
E32.1 - thyroid (gland) –
E06.0 - tonsil – see Tonsillitis
- uterus – see Endometritis
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.