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K82.0

Billable

Obstruction of gallbladder

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A blockage of the gallbladder that prevents bile from flowing normally, usually caused by gallstones or other material.

Coding Tips

  • •Identify the cause of obstruction (gallstones, stricture, tumor) and assign additional codes if documented
  • •Distinguish from biliary colic; obstruction implies actual blockage with clinical consequences

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • obstruction of gallbladder with cholelithiasis (K80.-)

Code Hierarchy

└K82Other diseases of gallbladder└K82.0Obstruction of gallbladder
└K82.0Obstruction of gallbladder

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