ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
K35-K38 Diseases of appendix
Acute appendicitis K35

Acute appendicitis K35-

Clinical Information

A disorder characterized by acute inflammation to the vermiform appendix caused by a pathogenic agent.
Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

Codes

K35 Acute appendicitis
- K35.2 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis
  - K35.20 …… without abscess
  - K35.21 …… with abscess
- K35.3 Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis
  - K35.30 …… without perforation or gangrene
  - K35.31 …… and gangrene, without perforation
  - K35.32 Acute appendicitis with perforation and localized peritonitis, without abscess
  - K35.33 Acute appendicitis with perforation and localized peritonitis, with abscess
- K35.8 Other and unspecified acute appendicitis
  - K35.80 Unspecified acute appendicitis
  - K35.89 Other acute appendicitis
    - K35.890 …… without perforation or gangrene
    - K35.891 …… without perforation, with gangrene