K82.8

K82.8: Other specified diseases of gallbladder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K82.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified diseases 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.

Adhesions of cystic duct or gallbladder
Atrophy of cystic duct or gallbladder
Cyst of cystic duct or gallbladder
Dyskinesia of cystic duct or gallbladder
Hypertrophy of cystic duct or gallbladder
Nonfunctioning of cystic duct or gallbladder
Ulcer of cystic duct or gallbladder

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K82.8

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

K82.8 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
A57484Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Acholia
Cholecystectasia
Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses(gallbladder)
Adhesions, adhesive›cystic duct
Adhesions, adhesive›gallbladder
Adhesions, adhesive›pericholecystic
Atrophy, atrophic›cystic duct
Atrophy, atrophic›gallbladder
Calcification›gallbladder
Cyst›cystic duct
Cyst›gallbladder
Dilatation›cystic duct(acquired)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.