Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with 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:

K35.210 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation, with abscess
K35.211 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation and abscess
K35.219 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with 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, with abscess
FY2024 Stopped being billable

Code	Description	Status
K35.20	Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without abscess	Not billable