K82.2

K82.2: Perforation of gallbladder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K82.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for perforation of gallbladder. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K82.2 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.

Perforation of gallbladder in cholecystitis (K82.A2)

Inclusion terms

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

Rupture of cystic duct or gallbladder

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K82.2

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

K82.2 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

Perforation, perforated›cystic duct
Perforation, perforated›gallbladder
Rupture, ruptured›cystic duct
Rupture, ruptured›gallbladder
Disease, diseased›gallbladder›perforation
Perforation, perforated›bile duct›cystic
Rupture, ruptured›bile duct›cystic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.