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540.9 - Acute Appendicitis Without Mention Of Peritonitis


The ICD 9 Code for Acute appendicitis without mention of peritonitis is listed as 540.9.
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: 540.9
Long Description: Acute appendicitis without mention of peritonitis
Short Description: Acute appendicitis NOS
Chapter: Diseases Of The Digestive System
Block: Appendicitis (540-543)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: K35.80 - Unspecified acute appendicitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: K35.89 - Other acute appendicitis (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 540.9:
540.0 - Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis
540.1 - Acute appendicitis with peritoneal abscess