540.0 - Acute Appendicitis With Generalized Peritonitis
The ICD 9 Code for Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis is listed as 540.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 540.0 |
| Long Description: | Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis |
| Short Description: | Ac append w peritonitis |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Appendicitis (540-543) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K35.2 - Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 540.0: | |
| 540.1 - Acute appendicitis with peritoneal abscess | |
| 540.9 - Acute appendicitis without mention of peritonitis | |