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K35.890

Billable

Other acute appendicitis without perforation or gangrene

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Acute inflammation of the appendix with other unspecified characteristics, without rupture or tissue death.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for acute appendicitis that doesn't fit standard K35.2x or K35.3x patterns
  • •Confirm absence of perforation and gangrene before assigning this code

Code Hierarchy

└K35Acute appendicitis└K35.8Other and unspecified acute appendicitis└K35.89Other acute appendicitis└K35.890Other acute appendicitis without perforation or gangrene
└K35.890Other acute appendicitis without perforation or gangrene

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