K35.210

Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, without perforation, with abscess

Billable / specific

K35.210 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • (Acute) appendicitis with generalized peritonitis without rupture or perforation of appendix, with abscess

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K35)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K35)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K35)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K35)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K35)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K35)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K35)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K35)

Also known as

  • (Acute) appendicitis with generalized peritonitis without rupture or perforation of appendix, with abscess

Parent code

  • K35.21Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscessHeader

Related codes

  • K35.211Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with perforation and abscessBillable
  • K35.219Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, with abscess, unspecified as to perforationBillable

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