K83.0

Cholangitis

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Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · K83.0

Excludes 1

cholangitic liver abscess (K75.0) cholangitis with choledocholithiasis (K80.3-, K80.4-)

Excludes 2

chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis (K74.3) primary biliary cholangitis (K74.3) primary biliary cirrhosis (K74.3)

Inherited from K83Other diseases of biliary tract

Excludes 1

postcholecystectomy syndrome (K91.5)

Excludes 2

conditions involving the gallbladder (K81-K82) conditions involving the cystic duct (K81-K82)

Inherited from chapter 11Diseases of the digestive system

Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Official Guidelines for K83.0

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I.C.11Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)