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K81 - Cholecystitis


The ICD 10 Code for Cholecystitis is listed as K81.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K81
Description: Cholecystitis
  • Excludes1: cholecystitis with cholelithiasis (K80.-)
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of K81:
K81.0 - Acute cholecystitis
K81.1 - Chronic cholecystitis
K81.2 - Acute cholecystitis with chronic cholecystitis
K81.9 - Cholecystitis, unspecified