K81 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Use additional:
- code if applicable for associated gangrene of gallbladder (K82.A1), or perforation of gallbladder (K82.A2)
Type 1 excludes for K81 ICD 10 code
- cholecystitis with cholelithiasis (K80.-)
Codes
- K81.0 Acute cholecystitis
- K81.1 Chronic cholecystitis
- K81.2 Acute cholecystitis with chronic cholecystitis
- K81.9 Cholecystitis, unspecified
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to K81 ICD10 Code:
- K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
- K80-K87 Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
K81 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about K81 ICD 10 code
Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver. It stores bile, a fluid made by your liver to digest fat. As your stomach and intestines digest food, your gallbladder releases bile through a tube called the common bile duct. The duct connects your gallbladder and liver to your small intestine.
Your gallbladder is most likely to give you trouble if something blocks the flow of bile through the bile ducts. That is usually a gallstone. Gallstones form when substances in bile harden. Rarely, you can also get cancer in your gallbladder.
Many gallbladder problems get better with removal of the gallbladder. Fortunately, you can live without a gallbladder. Bile has other ways of reaching your small intestine.
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