K82.0

K82.0: Obstruction of gallbladder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K82.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for obstruction of gallbladder. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K82.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

obstruction of gallbladder with cholelithiasis (K80.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Occlusion of cystic duct or gallbladder without cholelithiasis
Stenosis of cystic duct or gallbladder without cholelithiasis
Stricture of cystic duct or gallbladder without cholelithiasis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K82.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K82: Other diseases of gallbladder

nonvisualization of gallbladder (R93.2)
postcholecystectomy syndrome (K91.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K82.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A57484Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Contraction, contracture, contracted›gallbladder
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›gallbladder
Contraction, contracture, contracted›hourglass›gallbladder
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›biliary›gallbladder
Atresia, atretic›cystic duct›acquired›with obstruction

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.