About Section K35-K38

Section K35-K38 covers Diseases of appendix within Chapter 11 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List. This section includes diagnosis codes ranging from K35 to K38. Each code below includes its description, billable status, and links to detailed coding guidelines.

Diagnosis Codes 29 entries
K35Acute appendicitisNon-BillableK35.2Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitisNon-BillableK35.20Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscessNon-BillableK35.200Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation or abscessBillableK35.201Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation, without abscessBillableK35.209Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess, unspecified as to perforationBillableK35.21Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscessNon-BillableK35.210Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation, with abscessBillableK35.211Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation and abscessBillableK35.219Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscess, unspecified as to perforationBillableK35.3Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitisNon-BillableK35.30Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis, without perforation or gangreneBillableK35.31Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis and gangrene, without perforationBillableK35.32Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, without abscessBillableK35.33Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, with abscessBillableK35.8Other and unspecified acute appendicitisNon-BillableK35.80Unspecified acute appendicitisBillableK35.89Other acute appendicitisNon-BillableK35.890Other acute appendicitis without perforation or gangreneBillableK35.891Other acute appendicitis without perforation, with gangreneBillableK36Other appendicitisBillableK37Unspecified appendicitisBillableK38Other diseases of appendixNon-BillableK38.0Hyperplasia of appendixBillableK38.1Appendicular concretionsBillableK38.2Diverticulum of appendixBillableK38.3Fistula of appendixBillableK38.8Other specified diseases of appendixBillableK38.9Disease of appendix, unspecifiedBillable