575.0 ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 575.0

Short Description: Acute cholecystitis

Long Description: Acute cholecystitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 575 Other disorders of gallbladder
        • 575.0 Acute cholecystitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 575.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • gallbladder (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
    • pericholecystic (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Acute - see also condition
    • gallbladder (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Angiocholecystitis (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Bactericholia (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Cholecystitis 575.10
    • acute 575.0
    • emphysematous (acute) (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
    • gangrenous (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
    • suppurative (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Empyema (chest) (diaphragmatic) (double) (encapsulated) (general) (interlobar) (lung) (medial) (necessitatis) (perforating chest wall) (pleura) (pneumococcal) (residual) (sacculated) (streptococcal) (supradiaphragmatic) 510.9
    • gallbladder (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Gallbladder - see also condition
    • acute (see also Disease, gallbladder) 575.0
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • gallbladder or duct (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • gallbladder (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • gallbladder (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • gallbladder (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • gallbladder (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 575.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
575.0 Right Arrow K81.0 Acute cholecystitis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
575.10 Cholecystitis, unspecified
575.11 Chronic cholecystitis
575.12 Acute and chronic cholecystitis
575.2 Obstruction of gallbladder
575.3 Hydrops of gallbladder
575.4 Perforation of gallbladder
575.5 Fistula of gallbladder
575.6 Cholesterolosis of gallbladder
575.8 Other specified disorders of gallbladder
575.9 Unspecified disorder of gallbladder


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