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5. Category - K38
6. K38.9

K38.9 - Disease of appendix, unspecified

• Applicable to Disease of appendix, unspecified
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM K38.9 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of K38.9 - other international versions of ICD10 K38.9 may differ.
• K38.9 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

The following codes above K38.9 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to K38.9:

• Chapter: K00-K95 - Diseases of the digestive system
• Section: K35-K38 - Diseases of appendix
• Category: K38 - Other diseases of appendix

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.