K83.0

Cholangitis

Non-billable header

K83.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • cholangitic liver abscess (K75.0)
  • cholangitis with choledocholithiasis (K80.3-, K80.4-)
  • postcholecystectomy syndrome (K91.5) (from K83)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis (K74.3)
  • primary biliary cholangitis (K74.3)
  • primary biliary cirrhosis (K74.3)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K83)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K83)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K83)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K83)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K83)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K83)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K83)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K83)
  • conditions involving the gallbladder (K81-K82) (from K83)
  • conditions involving the cystic duct (K81-K82) (from K83)

Parent code

  • K83Other diseases of biliary tractHeader

More specific codes K83.0

  • K83.01Primary sclerosing cholangitisBillable
  • K83.09Other cholangitisBillable

Related codes

  • K83.1Obstruction of bile ductBillable
  • K83.2Perforation of bile ductBillable
  • K83.3Fistula of bile ductBillable
  • K83.4Spasm of sphincter of OddiBillable
  • K83.5Biliary cystBillable
  • K83.8Other specified diseases of biliary tractBillable
  • K83.9Disease of biliary tract, unspecifiedBillable

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