K83.9
K83.9: Disease of biliary tract, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K83.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disease of biliary tract, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K83.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above K83.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K83.9
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K83.9 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)
- A57484Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disease, diseased›bile duct(common) (hepatic)
- Disease, diseased›biliary(tract)
- Disease, diseased›hepatobiliary
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.