K35
ICD-10Non-billable categoryAcute appendicitis
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Acute appendicitis
K35 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.