Appendicitis, with or without rupture or peritonitis
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Appendicitis, with or without rupture or peritonitis |
| ICD10 code: | K35 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Appendicitis, Perforation-Bowel Nontraumatic, Peritonitis |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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}Additional Info
- NOTE: Although there is a separate code for Peritonitis, infectious, you do NOT have to add that code for an appendicitis accompanied by peritonitis, as this code INCLUDES that (and +/- rupture too).
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Disorder of appendix, NOS
- Intestinal perforation, nontraumatic
- Peritonitis, infectious
- Disorder of peritoneum, NOS
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