Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 543.0
  • Short Description: Hyperplasia of appendix
  • Long Description: Hyperplasia of appendix (lymphoid)
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Appendicitis (540-543)
      • 543 Other diseases of appendix
        • 543.0 Hyperplasia of appendix

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 543.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
    • appendix (lymphoid) 543.0
    • lymphoid (diffuse) (nodular) 785.6
      • appendix 543.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 543.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
543.0 Right Arrow K38.0 Hyperplasia of appendix
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
543.9 Other and unspecified diseases of appendix
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014