ICD-10-CM Code K38
Other diseases of appendix
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code K38 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of K38 that describes the diagnosis 'other diseases of appendix' in more detail.
- K38 Other diseases of appendix NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE K38.0 Hyperplasia of appendix
- BILLABLE K38.1 Appendicular concretions
- BILLABLE K38.2 Diverticulum of appendix
- BILLABLE K38.3 Fistula of appendix
- BILLABLE K38.8 Other specified diseases of appendix
- BILLABLE K38.9 Disease of appendix, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K38 - Other diseases of appendix'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K38. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.