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K83.0 Cholangitis

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K83.0 is the ICD-10 code for Cholangitis. It is a four-character subcategory of K83 (Other diseases of biliary tract), 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 K83.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Cholangitis:
    • NOS
    • ascending
    • primary
    • recurrent
    • sclerosing
    • secondary
    • stenosing
    • suppurative

What K83.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • cholangitic liver abscess K75.0
  • cholangitis with choledocholithiasis K80.3-K80.4
  • chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis K74.3

K83.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K83.0Kolangit

  • K83.0ASkleroserande kolangit
  • K83.0XKolangit, annan eller UNS
NorwayICD-10-NO

K83.0Kolangitt

  • K83.00Primær skleroserende kolangitt
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK830Kolangitis

  • DK830AAscenderende kolangitis
  • DK830BPrimær kolangitis
  • DK830CPurulent kolangitis
  • DK830DRecidiverende kolangitis
  • DK830ESekundær kolangitis
  • DK830FPrimær skleroserende kolangitis
  • DK830GSekundær skleroserende kolangitis
FinlandICD-10-FI

K83.0Sappitietulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

K83.0Cholangitis

  • K83.00Primär sklerosierende Cholangitis
  • K83.01Sekundär sklerosierende Cholangitis
  • K83.08Sonstige Cholangitis
  • K83.09Cholangitis, nicht näher bezeichnet
FranceICD-10-FR

K83.0Angiocholite [cholangite]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K83.0cholangitis

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

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

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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