ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K35.209
Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess, unspecified as to perforation
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K35.209
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K35 — Acute appendicitis
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K35.209 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess, unspecified as to perforation. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K35
- K35Acute appendicitis
- K35.2Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis
- K35.20Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess
- K35.200Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation or abscess
- K35.201Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation, without abscess
- K35.21Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscess
- K35.210Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation, with abscess
- K35.211Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation and abscess
- K35.219Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscess, unspecified as to perforation
- K35.3Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis
- K35.30Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis, without perforation or gangrene
- K35.31Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis and gangrene, without perforation
- K35.32Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, without abscess
- K35.33Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, with abscess
- K35.8Other and unspecified acute appendicitis
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