Diagnosis Code

K83.0 CHOLANGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K83.0

Short Description: Cholangitis

Long Description: Cholangitis

The code K83.0 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas (K80-K87)
      • Other diseases of biliary tract (K83)
        • K83.0 Cholangitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K83.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • cholangitic liver abscess (@K75.0*)
    • cholangitis with choledocholithiasis (@K80.3*-, @K80.4*-)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis (@K74.3*)
    • primary biliary cholangitis (@K74.3*)
    • primary biliary cirrhosis (@K74.3*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K83.0 Right Arrow 576.1 Cholangitis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K83 Other diseases of biliary tract
K83.01 Primary sclerosing cholangitis
K83.09 Other cholangitis
K83.1 Obstruction of bile duct
K83.2 Perforation of bile duct
K83.3 Fistula of bile duct
K83.4 Spasm of sphincter of Oddi
K83.5 Biliary cyst
K83.8 Other specified diseases of biliary tract
K83.9 Disease of biliary tract, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023