Diagnosis Code: K81.0

Short Description: Acute cholecystitis

Long Description: Acute cholecystitis

The code K81.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
  • Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas (K80-K87)
    • Cholecystitis (K81)
      • K81.0 Acute cholecystitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Abscess of gallbladder
• Acute angiocholecystitis
• Acute cholecystitis
• Acute cholecystitis without calculus
• Acute emphysematous cholecystitis
• Acute gangrenous cholecystitis
• Acute hemorrhagic cholecystitis
• Acute suppurative cholecystitis
• Angiocholecystitis
• Cholecystitis without calculus
• Empyema of gallbladder
• Gangrene of gallbladder
• Infective cholangitis
• Infective cholangitis
• Pericholecystic abscess
• Pneumocholecystitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K81.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Disorders Of The Biliary Tract With Mcc (444)
• Disorders Of The Biliary Tract With Cc (445)
• Disorders Of The Biliary Tract Without Cc/mcc (446)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K81.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Abscess of gallbladder
  • Angiocholecystitis
  • Emphysematous (acute) cholecystitis
  • Empyema of gallbladder
  • Gangrene of gallbladder
  • Gangrenous cholecystitis
  • Suppurative cholecystitis

Crosswalk Information

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