Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

Billable FY2019 to FY2023, and a category header from FY2024.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

K35.200 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation or abscess
K35.201 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation, without abscess
K35.209 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess, unspecified as to perforation

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2019 to now.

FY2019 Added to the code set Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess
FY2024 Stopped being billable

Code	Description	Status
K35.21	Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscess	Not billable