Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K82

Other diseases of gallbladder

ICD-10-CM Code:
K82
ICD-10 Code for:
Other diseases of gallbladder
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the digestive system
    (K00–K95)
    • Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas
      (K80-K87)
      • Other diseases of gallbladder
        (K82)

K82 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other diseases of gallbladder. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other diseases of gallbladder

Non-specific codes like K82 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other diseases of gallbladder:

  • Use K82.0 for Obstruction of gallbladder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.1 for Hydrops of gallbladder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.2 for Perforation of gallbladder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.3 for Fistula of gallbladder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.4 for Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.8 for Other specified diseases of gallbladder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.9 for Disease of gallbladder, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • K82.A for Disorders of gallbladder in diseases classified elsewhere - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.A1 for Gangrene of gallbladder in cholecystitis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K82.A2 for Perforation of gallbladder in cholecystitis - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • nonvisualization of gallbladder R93.2
  • postcholecystectomy syndrome K91.5

Patient Education


Gallbladder Diseases

Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver. It stores bile, a fluid made by your liver to digest fat. As your stomach and intestines digest food, your gallbladder releases bile through a tube called the common bile duct. The duct connects your gallbladder and liver to your small intestine.

Your gallbladder is most likely to give you trouble if something blocks the flow of bile through the bile ducts. That is usually a gallstone. Gallstones form when substances in bile harden. Rarely, you can also get cancer in your gallbladder.

Many gallbladder problems get better with removal of the gallbladder. Fortunately, you can live without a gallbladder. Bile has other ways of reaching your small intestine.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.