K36
K36: Other appendicitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K36 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other appendicitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K36 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Chronic appendicitis
- Recurrent appendicitis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K36 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Subsiding appendicitis
- Appendicitis›chronic(recurrent)
- Appendicitis›healed(obliterative)
- Appendicitis›interval
- Appendicitis›neurogenic
- Appendicitis›obstructive
- Appendicitis›recurrent
- Appendicitis›relapsing
- Appendicitis›subacute(adhesive)
- Appendicitis›subsiding
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.