K37
BillableUnspecified appendicitis
Unspecified appendicitis
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K37?
ICD-10-CM code K37 represents "Unspecified appendicitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K37 a billable code?
Yes, K37 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K37 in?
K37 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K37?
K37 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: unspecified appendicitis with peritonitis (K35.2-, K35.3-).
What SNOMED CT codes does K37 map to?
K37 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 74400008, 61564002, 733157003, 123601005, 3899003, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K37?
K37 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0003615. 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.