K38.8 - Other specified diseases of appendix
The ICD 10 Code for Other specified diseases of appendix is listed as K38.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | K38.8
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| Description: | Other specified diseases of appendix
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| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
393 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Mcc
394 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Cc 395 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc |
| Chapter | Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95) |
| Block | Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) |
| Parent | K38 - Other diseases of appendix |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 543.9 - Other and unspecified diseases of appendix (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K38.8: | |
| K38.0 - Hyperplasia of appendix | |
| K38.1 - Appendicular concretions | |
| K38.2 - Diverticulum of appendix | |
| K38.3 - Fistula of appendix | |
| K38.9 - Disease of appendix, unspecified | |