Diagnosis Code

K35.2 ACUTE APPENDICITIS WITH GENERALIZED PERITONITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K35.2

Short Description: Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis

Long Description: Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis

The code K35.2 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of appendix (K35-K38)
      • Acute appendicitis (K35)
        • K35.2 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K35.2 Right Arrow 540.0 Ac append w peritonitis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K35 Acute appendicitis
K35.20 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess
K35.200 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation or abscess
K35.201 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation, without abscess
K35.209 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess, unspecified as to perforation
K35.21 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscess
K35.210 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation, with abscess
K35.211 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation and abscess
K35.219 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscess, unspecified as to perforation
K35.3 Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis
K35.30 Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis, without perforation or gangrene
K35.31 Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis and gangrene, without perforation
K35.32 Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, without abscess
K35.33 Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, with abscess
K35.8 Other and unspecified acute appendicitis
K35.80 Unspecified acute appendicitis
K35.89 Other acute appendicitis
K35.890 Other acute appendicitis without perforation or gangrene
K35.891 Other acute appendicitis without perforation, with gangrene


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