K91.5
Billable codePostcholecystectomy syndrome
The ICD-10 code for postcholecystectomy syndrome is K91.5.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K91.0Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery
- K91.1Postgastric surgery syndromes
- K91.2Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified
- K91.3Postprocedural intestinal obstructionnon-billable header
- K91.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- K91.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header
- K91.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive systemnon-billable header
- K91.5Postcholecystectomy syndrome
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5760
Associated MS-DRGs
K91.5 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.