K81.0 – Acute cholecystitis
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Applicable To
Abscess of gallbladder
Angiocholecystitis
Emphysematous (acute) cholecystitis
Empyema of gallbladder
Gangrene of gallbladder
Gangrenous cholecystitis
Suppurative cholecystitis
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
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Acute cholecystitis
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
Gallbladder
See also condition
Septic
See condition
gallbladder
(acute)
K81.0
Suppuration, suppurative
See also condition
gallbladder
(acute)
K81.0
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| K00-K95 | Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95) |
| K80-K87 | Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas (K80-K87) |
| K81 | Cholecystitis |
| K81.0 |
Acute cholecystitis
Applicable to
Abscess of gallbladder
Angiocholecystitis
Emphysematous (acute) cholecystitis
Empyema of gallbladder
Gangrene of gallbladder
Gangrenous cholecystitis
Suppurative cholecystitis
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