K81.1

K81.1: Chronic cholecystitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K81.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic cholecystitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K81.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K81.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K81: Cholecystitis

cholecystitis with cholelithiasis (K80.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with K81.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K82.4Cholesterolosis of gallbladder

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K81.1 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cholecystitis›chronic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.