- K36 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K36 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K36 – other international versions of ICD-10 K36 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K36 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Chronic appendicitis
- Recurrent appendicitis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K36:
- chronic (recurrent) > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- healed (obliterative) > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- interval > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- neurogenic > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- obstructive > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- recurrent > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- relapsing > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- subacute (adhesive) > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37
- subsiding > Appendicitis (pneumococcal) (retrocecal) K37