K35.32 Acute appendicitis with perforation and localized peritonitis, without abscess

Coding Notes

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Applicable To

(Acute) appendicitis with perforation NOS
Perforated appendix NOS
Ruptured appendix (with localized peritonitis) NOS

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Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
with
with
rupture (with localized peritonitis) K35.32
acute (catarrhal) (fulminating) (gangrenous) (obstructive) (retrocecal) (suppurative) K35.80
with
with
ruptured NOS (with localized peritonitis) K35.32
Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
Peritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) K65.9
with or following
appendicitis
Rupture, ruptured
appendix (with peritonitis) See also Appendicitis K35.32

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Code Title
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K35-K38 Diseases of appendix (K35-K38)
K35 Acute appendicitis
K35.3 Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis
K35.32 Acute appendicitis with perforation and localized peritonitis, without abscess
Applicable to
(Acute) appendicitis with perforation NOS
Perforated appendix NOS
Ruptured appendix (with localized peritonitis) NOS