K82.4
Billable codeCholesterolosis of gallbladder
The ICD-10 code for cholesterolosis of gallbladder is K82.4.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Strawberry gallbladder
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K82.0Obstruction of gallbladder
- K82.1Hydrops of gallbladder
- K82.2Perforation of gallbladder
- K82.3Fistula of gallbladder
- K82.8Other specified diseases of gallbladder
- K82.9Disease of gallbladder, unspecified
- K82.ADisorders of gallbladder in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- K82.4Cholesterolosis of gallbladder
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5756
Associated MS-DRGs
K82.4 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.