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Some conditions gets one-to-one crosswalk.When your surgeon removes an appendix, you'll have more specific diagnosis code choices under ICD-10, effective Oct. 1, 2013.Distinguish 'Other' and 'Unspecified'Coding for acute appendicitis will change as follows, from ICD-9 to ICD-10:540.0 -- Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis becomes K35.2 with an identical definition540.1 -- Acute appendicitis with peritoneal abscess becomes K35.3 (Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis)540.9 -- Acute appendicitis without peritonitis leads to two possible ICD-10 codes: K35.80 (Unspecified acute appendicitis) or K35.89 (Other acute appendicitis).ICD-10 provides a similar distinction between "other" and...
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