DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

K36 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027

K36 Other appendicitis

  • Billable
  • Not CC/MCC
  • POA reported

K36 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K35-K38 Diseases of appendix (K35-K38)
  3. K36 Other appendicitis
CC / MCC
Neither
MS-DRG
393-395
HCC V28
–
POA
Reported
Code Editor
–
Index entries
10

Instructions

At K36

Inclusion terms

  • Chronic appendicitis
  • Recurrent appendicitis

Notes that also apply

Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.

Index entries

  • Subsiding appendicitis → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)chronic (recurrent) → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)healed (obliterative) → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)interval → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)neurogenic → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)obstructive → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)recurrent → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)relapsing → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)subacute (adhesive) → K36
  • Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal)subsiding → K36

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Medicare grouping and edits

CMS files for K36
CC / MCCNeither
Appendix BMDC 06 Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System, MS-DRG 393-395 (Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC…)
Code Editor–
POAReported
HCC V28–

CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.

Hierarchy