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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

K81.0

Acute cholecystitis

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where K81.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. K81 Parent Cholecystitis
  2. K81.0 This code Acute cholecystitis

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Abscess of gallbladder

Inclusion Terms

Angiocholecystitis

Inclusion Terms

Emphysematous (acute) cholecystitis

Inclusion Terms

Empyema of gallbladder

Inclusion Terms

Gangrene of gallbladder

Inclusion Terms

Gangrenous cholecystitis

Inclusion Terms

Suppurative cholecystitis

Excludes1

cholecystitis with cholelithiasis ( K80 .-)

Inherited from K81 — Cholecystitis

Use Additional Code

code if applicable for associated gangrene of gallbladder ( K82.A1 ), or perforation of gallbladder ( K82.A2 )

Inherited from K81 — Cholecystitis

Version History

How K81.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Acute cholecystitis

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Acute cholecystitis

Related Codes

Other codes under K81

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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