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ICD-10-CM Code for Other cholelithiasis with obstruction K80.81

ICD-10 code K80.81 for Other cholelithiasis with obstruction is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Other cholelithiasis with obstruction

K80

Excludes1: retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy (K91.86)

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Separate Op Note for Cath Placement?
[COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]Question.. I code for a urologist and he came in at the end of the surgery below to place a foley catheter. The note below was dictated by the primary surgeon (not my urolog... [ Read More ]
Recent Pathology Denial Trends
Hi Pathology Colleagues, I wanted to address a few recent denials I am seeing and alert you so that together, we can be proactive coding these scenarios. First, you receive the EOB (Explanation of B... [ Read More ]
What in the world does this mean??
[QUOTE="RaveenaS, post: 505475, member: 729236"] Can someone please tell me what this means??? BCBS is not helping at all with the explanation when only ONE doctor performed 47562. (Dx: K80.10) Patien... [ Read More ]
What in the world does this mean?? anthem blue cross bluecrossblueshield
Can someone please tell me what this means??? BCBS is not helping at all with the explanation when only ONE doctor performed 47562. (Dx: K80.10) Patient only has ONE gallbladder, so I don't get it. I ... [ Read More ]
LCD denials
[QUOTE="bar2ty@yahoo.com, post: 503519, member: 290527"] Still need HELP: Novitas-Medicare NJ denying anes claim for LCD-here is an example of how the claim is going to payer: dx K80.50; px 43260 anes... [ Read More ]
LCD denials
Still need HELP: Novitas-Medicare NJ denying anes claim for LCD-here is an example of how the claim is going to payer: dx K80.50; px 43260 anes code 00732 QK X4 QS. Another example: dx [URL='https://... [ Read More ]
Discontinued Procedure
DX K80.10, K66.0,Z53.31 Cpt 47605 mod 22,47562 mod 22,53 Does the doctor get paid for the discontinued services (47562)? [ATTACH type="full"]4874[/ATTACH]... [ Read More ]
DX for ACUTE and CHRONIC Cholecystitis with....
[b]reply - DX for Acute and Chronic Cholecystistis with Choleliatiasis[/b] Hi, I don't have the full pathology report but with the limited amount of information provided K80.12, however if there was ... [ Read More ]
DX for ACUTE and CHRONIC Cholecystitis with....
Hi there! These diagnoses come through very often here and I, myself, use two codes K80.12 (calculus of gallbladder with acute and chronic cholecystitis without obstruction) K82.4 (cholesterolosis of... [ Read More ]
DX for ACUTE and CHRONIC Cholecystitis with....
I always have a hard time mapping these out, but can someone please tell me the ICD-10 code for: Acute and Chronic Cholecystitis with cholesteroosis and cholelithiasis? Will it be K80.10 or K80.12? ... [ Read More ]
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