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Diagnosis Code

K38.1 APPENDICULAR CONCRETIONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K38.1

Short Description: Appendicular concretions

Long Description: Appendicular concretions

The code K38.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of appendix (K35-K38)
      • Other diseases of appendix (K38)
        • K38.1 Appendicular concretions

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Concretion of appendix
  • Concretion of intestine
  • Concretion of intestine
  • Fecolith in appendix

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K38.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K38.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Fecalith of appendix
    • Stercolith of appendix

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K38.1 Right Arrow 543.9 Diseases of appendix NEC

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
K38 Other diseases of appendix
K38.0 Hyperplasia of appendix
K38.2 Diverticulum of appendix
K38.3 Fistula of appendix
K38.8 Other specified diseases of appendix
K38.9 Disease of appendix, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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