K81.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute cholecystitis. It is a four-character subcategory of K81 (Cholecystitis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K80–K87 (Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XI · K00–K93
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What K81.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Abscess of gallbladder
- without calculus
- Angiocholecystitis
- without calculus
- Cholecystitis:
- emphysematous (acute) without calculus
- gangrenous without calculus
- suppurative without calculus
- Empyema of gallbladder
- without calculus
- Gangrene of gallbladder
- without calculus
K81.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
K81.0Akut kolecystit
K81.0Akutt galleblærebetennelse
DK810Akut kolecystitis
- DK810AGaldeblæreabsces
- DK810BGangrænøs kolecystitis
- DK810CPurulent kolecystitis
- DK810DGaldeblæregangræn
K81.0Akuutti sappirakkotulehdus
K81.0Akute Cholezystitis
K81.0Cholécystite aigüe
K81.0acute cholecystitis
K81.0Acute cholecystitis
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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