2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 540.0
Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis
- Short description: Ac append w peritonitis.
- ICD-9-CM 540.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 540.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 540.0.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 540.0: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
540.0 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K35.2 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute appendicitis w generalized peritonitis
- Acute appendicitis w localized peritonitis
- Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis
- Acute appendicitis, gangrenous, with peritonitis
- Acute gangrenous appendicitis w perforation, peritonitis
- Acute gangrenous appendicitis with perforation AND peritonitis
- Appendicitis w perforation
- Appendicitis with perforation
- Appendicitis, acute W generalized peritonitis
- Appendicitis, generalized peritonitis (infection)
- Localized peritonitis due to acute appendicitis
- Rupture of appendix
540.0 Excludes
- acute appendicitis with peritoneal abscess (540.1
)
Applies To
- Appendicitis (acute) with: perforation, peritonitis (generalized), rupture:
- fulminating
- gangrenous
- obstructive
- Cecitis (acute) with: perforation, peritonitis (generalized), rupture
- Rupture of appendix
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
540.0:
- Appendicitis 541
with
perforation, peritonitis (generalized), or rupture 540.0
with peritoneal abscess 540.1
- peritoneal abscess 540.1
- acute (catarrhal) (fulminating) (gangrenous) (inflammatory) (obstructive) (retrocecal) (suppurative) 540.9
with- perforation, peritonitis, or rupture 540.0
- with peritoneal abscess 540.1
- peritoneal abscess 540.1
- Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
- appendix 540.0
- with peritoneal abscess 540.1
- cecum 540.0
- with peritoneal abscess 540.1
- Peritonitis (acute) (adhesive) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) 567.9
- with or following
- abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis
- abscess 567.21
- appendicitis 540.0
- with peritoneal abscess 540.1
- ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.0
- molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.0
- Rupture, ruptured 553.9
- appendix (with peritonitis) 540.0
- with peritoneal abscess 540.1
- traumatic - see Injury, internal, gastrointestinal tract
- cecum (with peritonitis) 540.0
