K82.1

K82.1: Hydrops of gallbladder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K82.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hydrops of gallbladder. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Mucocele of gallbladder

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K82.1

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

K82.1 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hydrops›gallbladder
Mucocele›gallbladder
Disease, diseased›gallbladder›hydrops

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.