Block · Chapter 11
K35-K38 Diseases of appendix (K35-K38)
Block K35-K38 groups 4 categories with 21 billable codes in FY2027.
Where it sits
- Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
- K35-K38 Diseases of appendix (K35-K38)
Neighbouring blocks
- Categories
- 4
- Billable codes
- 21
- CC codes
- 8
- MCC codes
- 5
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
Categories in K35-K38
Index main terms
- Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) → K35, K36, K37 (48 entries)
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) → K35 (11 entries)
- Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) → K35 (4 entries)
- Peritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) → K35 (3 entries)
- Rupture, ruptured → K35 (3 entries)
- Disease, diseased → K38 (2 entries)
- Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) → K35 (2 entries)
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) → K38 (1 entry)
- Atrophy, atrophic (of) → K38 (1 entry)
- Calculus, calculi, calculous → K38 (1 entry)
- Colic (bilious) (infantile) (intestinal) (recurrent) (spasmodic) → K38 (1 entry)
- Concretion → K38 (1 entry)
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) → K38 (1 entry)
- Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) → K38 (1 entry)
- Fecalith (impaction) → K38 (1 entry)
+10 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.
Block instructions
Notes that also apply
Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.