- K38.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K38.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K38.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 K38.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K38.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Intussusception of appendix
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K38.8:
- appendix > Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- appendix > Atrophy, atrophic (of)
- appendix, appendicular > Colic (bilious) (infantile) (intestinal) (recurrent) (spasmodic) R10.83
- appendix > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- specified NEC > appendix K38.9
- appendix > Intussusception (bowel) (colon) (enteric) (ileocecal) (ileocolic) (intestine) ( rectum) K56.1
- appendix > Mucocele
- appendix (lumen) > Obliteration
- appendix > Sloughing (multiple) (phagedena) (skin)
- appendix > Strangulation, strangulated