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K91.86

K91.86: Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K91.86 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K91.86 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K91.86

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K91: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified

  • complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
  • complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
  • gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
  • postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
  • radiation colitis (K52.0)
  • radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
  • radiation proctitis (K62.7)

Other codes that can never be billed with K91.86

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • K80Cholelithiasis

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K91.86 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
  • A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Retained›cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy
  • Retained›gallstones, following cholecystectomy
  • Retention›cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy
  • Retention›gallstones, following cholecystectomy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K91.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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