K82.9

K82.9: Disease of gallbladder, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K82.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disease of gallbladder, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K82.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K82.9

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

K82.9 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

Disease, diseased›cholecystic
Disease, diseased›gallbladder
Pain›gallbladder

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.