K82.3

K82.3: Fistula of gallbladder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K82.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fistula of gallbladder. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K82.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

, if applicable, disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound (T81.32-)

Inclusion terms

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

Cholecystocolic fistula
Cholecystoduodenal fistula

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K82.3

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

K82.3 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
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cholocolic fistula
Fistula›cholocolic
Fistula›gallbladder

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.