Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis and gangrene, without perforation

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2019 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2019 to now.

FY2019 Added to the code set Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis and gangrene, without perforation

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Naga sore
Omentitis
Phagedena
Sloughing
Sphacelus
Epiploitis
Veldt sore
Sore > Naga
Sore > veldt
Desert > sore
Mortification
Sore > desert
Paratyphilitis
Pericellulitis
Sore > of skin
Sore > tropical
Periappendicitis
Enteroperitonitis
Meleney's > ulcer
Sloughing > ulcer
Necrosis, necrotic
Meleney's > gangrene
Phagedena > tropical
Barcoo disease or rot
Pemphigus > gangrenous
Cellulitis > gangrenous
Irritation > peritoneum
Abscess > intra-abdominal
Appendicitis > gangrenous
Appendicitis > suppurative
Appendicitis > exacerbation
Rupture, ruptured > appendix
Dropsy, dropsical > gangrenous
Gangrene, gangrenous > Meleney's
Lesion > ulcerated or ulcerative
Infection, infected, infective > peritoneal
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > cecum
Infection, infected, infective > skin > ulcer
Gangrene, gangrenous > progressive synergistic
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > appendix

Showing 40 of 70 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K35.30	Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis, without perforation or gangrene	Valid
K35.32	Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, without abscess	Valid
K35.33	Acute appendicitis with perforation, localized peritonitis, and gangrene, with abscess	Valid