K36
BillableOther appendicitis
Other appendicitis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Chronic appendicitis
- Recurrent appendicitis
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Atypical appendicitis5596004
- Catarrhal appendicitis8744003
- Subacute appendicitis9124008
- Chronic appendicitis58997001
- Grumbling appendix58997001
- Recurrent appendicitis67365005
- Appendicitis of a pelvic appendix91313006
- Pelvic appendicitis91313006
- Healed appendicitis123602003
- Perforated appendix1255220008
- Perforation of appendix1255220008
- Chronic appendicitis with perforation of appendix1255222000
- Chronic perforated appendicitis1255222000
UMLS
- Chronic appendicitisC0267614
- Chronic appendicitis (disorder)C0267614
- Grumbling appendixC0267614
- appendicitis chronicC0267614
- chronic appendicitisC0267614
- grumbling appendixC0267614
- Other appendicitisC0156095
- Recurrent appendicitisC0267615
- Recurrent appendicitis (disorder)C0267615
- appendicitis recurrentC0267615
- recurrent appendicitisC0267615
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K36?
ICD-10-CM code K36 represents "Other appendicitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K36 a billable code?
Yes, K36 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K36 in?
K36 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K36 map to?
K36 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 91313006, 5596004, 8744003, 58997001, 1255222000, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K36?
K36 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0267614, C0156095, C0267615. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.