K80.5
Header — not billableCalculus of bile duct without cholangitis or cholecystitis
The ICD-10 code for calculus of bile duct without cholangitis or cholecystitis is K80.5.
K80.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Choledocholithiasis (without cholangitis or cholecystitis)
- Gallstone (impacted) of bile duct NOS (without cholangitis or cholecystitis)
- Gallstone (impacted) of common duct (without cholangitis or cholecystitis)
- Gallstone (impacted) of hepatic duct (without cholangitis or cholecystitis)
- Hepatic cholelithiasis (without cholangitis or cholecystitis)
- Hepatic colic (recurrent) (without cholangitis or cholecystitis)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K80.0Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitisnon-billable header
- K80.1Calculus of gallbladder with other cholecystitisnon-billable header
- K80.2Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitisnon-billable header
- K80.3Calculus of bile duct with cholangitisnon-billable header
- K80.4Calculus of bile duct with cholecystitisnon-billable header
- K80.6Calculus of gallbladder and bile duct with cholecystitisnon-billable header
- K80.7Calculus of gallbladder and bile duct without cholecystitisnon-billable header
- K80.8Other cholelithiasisnon-billable header
- K80.5Calculus of bile duct without cholangitis or cholecystitisnon-billable header