K81.0

Applicable To

• Abscess of gallbladder

• Angiocholecystitis

• Emphysematous acute) cholecystitis

• Empyema of gallbladder

• Gangrene of gallbladder

• Gangrenous cholecystitis

• Suppurative cholecystitis

Approximate Synonyms

• Abscess, pericholecystic

• Acute cholecystitis inflamed gallbladder)

• Acute gangrenous cholecystitis

• Acute gangrenous cholecystitis inflamed gallbladder)

• Acute suppurative cholecystitis

• Acute suppurative cholecystitis inflamed gallbladder)

• Pericholecystic abscess

Clinical Information

• Acute inflammation of the gallbladder wall. It is characterized by the presence of abdominal pain; fever; and leukocytosis. Gallstone obstruction of the cystic duct is present in approximately 90% of the cases.

• Presence of pus in the gallbladder.

Details

• K81.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K81.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K81.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 K81.0 may differ.