Mrutkowski18
Networker
Why can't I find the code for (acquired) Absence of appendix? 
There is a congenital one but the patient just had it surgically removed.
There is a congenital one but the patient just had it surgically removed.-
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Wiki Appendectomy-Why can't I find
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mitchellde
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You will need to look in the V code section for absence of organ, I do not remember a specific code for appendix but there is always the "other specified organ" option.