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ICD-10-CM Code for Obstruction of bile duct K83.1

ICD-10 code K83.1 for Obstruction of bile duct is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Obstruction of bile duct
Occlusion of bile duct without cholelithiasis
Stenosis of bile duct without cholelithiasis
Stricture of bile duct without cholelithiasis
Excludes1: congenital obstruction of bile duct (Q44.3)
obstruction of bile duct with cholelithiasis (K80.-)

K83

Excludes1: postcholecystectomy syndrome (K91.5)

Excludes2: conditions involving the gallbladder (K81-K82)
conditions involving the cystic duct (K81-K82)

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