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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 576.8
Other specified disorders of biliary tract
  • Short description: DIS OF BILIARY TRACT NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 576.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 576.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 576.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 576.8: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 576.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K83.5 Biliary cyst
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K83.8 Other specified diseases of biliary tract
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acquired cystic dilatation of common bile duct
  • Acquired dilated bile duct
  • Acquired dilation of bile duct
  • Adhesion of bile duct
  • Adhesions of biliary tree
  • Aschoff-Rokitansky sinuses
  • Atrophy of bile duct
  • Atrophy of biliary tree
  • Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis
  • Bile duct proliferation
  • Biliary ascariasis
  • Biliary cyst
  • Biliary sludge
  • Biliary tract dysplasia
  • Cholangiectasis
  • Choledochocele
  • Cholestasis
  • Cholestasis (gallbladder condition) in pregnancy
  • Cholestasis (gallbladder disorder) in childbirth
  • Cholestasis in childbirth
  • Cholestasis in newborn
  • Cholestasis in pregnancy
  • Cholestasis of parenteral nutrition
  • Cholestasis of pregnancy
  • Cholestasis postpartum
  • Cholestasis-edema syndrome, Norwegian type
  • Cirrhosis secondary to cholestasis
  • Cyst of bile duct
  • Cyst of biliary tract
  • Cyst of intrahepatic bile ducts
  • Cystic dilatation of common bile duct
  • Disorders of biliary tract anastomosis
  • Drug-induced intrahepatic cholestasis
  • Dysfunction of sphincter of oddi
  • Extrahepatic cholestasis
  • Familial arthrogryposis-cholestatic hepatorenal syndrome
  • Fibrosis of bile duct
  • Hemobilia
  • Hepatic duct dysplasia
  • Hypertrophy of bile duct
  • Hypertrophy of biliary tract
  • Intrahepatic cholestasis
  • Jaundice obstructive
  • Neonatal cholestasis
  • North American Indian intrahepatic cholestasis
  • Obstructive hyperbilirubinemia
  • Obstructive jaundice
  • Papillary mass of biliary tract
  • Postpartum cholestasis
  • Postpartum cholestasis (gallbladder disorder after childbirth)
  • Progressive intrahepatic cholestasis
  • Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
  • Stasis of bile duct
  • Toxic liver disease w cholestasis
  • Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
  • Ulcer of bile duct
  • Ulcer of cystic duct
  • Ulceration of biliary tree
  • Vanishing bile duct syndrome
  • Verbrycke's syndrome
576.8 Excludes
  • congenital choledochal cyst (751.69)
Applies To
  • Adhesions of bile duct [any]
  • Atrophy of bile duct [any]
  • Cyst of bile duct [any]
  • Hypertrophy of bile duct [any]
  • Stasis of bile duct [any]
  • Ulcer of bile duct [any]
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 576.8:
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • bile, biliary, duct or tract (see also Cholecystitis) 576.8
    • hepatic 572.0
      • amebic (see also Abscess, liver, amebic) 006.3
      • duct 576.8
  • Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
    • bile duct (any) 576.8
    • common duct 576.8
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • bile duct (any) 576.8
    • cystic duct 576.8
  • Cholestasis 576.8
    • due to total parenteral nutrition (TPN) 573.8
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
    • bile duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
    • common duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Contraction, contracture, contracted
    • bile duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
    • bile duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
    • choledochal (congenital) 751.69
      • acquired 576.8
    • common (bile) duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Deformity 738.9
    • bile duct (congenital) 751.60
      • acquired 576.8
        • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
    • biliary duct or passage (congenital) 751.60
      • acquired 576.8
        • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
    • hepatic duct (congenital) 751.60
      • acquired 576.8
        • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
    • liver (congenital) 751.60
      • acquired 573.8
      • duct (congenital) 751.60
        • acquired 576.8
          • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
  • Dilatation
    • bile duct (common) (cystic) (congenital) 751.69
      • acquired 576.8
    • common bile duct (congenital) 751.69
      • acquired 576.8
        • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
  • Dyssynergia
    • biliary (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • biliary 576.8
      • due to Clonorchis sinensis 121.1
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • bile duct (see also Cholangitis) 576.8
  • Hematobilia 576.8
  • Hemobilia 576.8
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • bile duct 576.8
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • hepatic duct 576.8
  • Jaundice (yellow) 782.4
    • obstructive NEC (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.8
    • regurgitation (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.8
  • Lesion(s)
    • bile duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Obliteration
    • bile ducts 576.8
      • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
      • congenital 751.61
    • common duct 576.8
      • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
      • congenital 751.61
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • icterus (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.8
    • jaundice (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.8
  • Resorption
    • biliary 576.8
      • purulent or putrid (see also Cholecystitis) 576.8
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • ampulla of Vater (see also Disease, gallbladder) 576.8
    • common duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Sphincteritis, sphincter of Oddi (see also Cholecystitis) 576.8
  • Stasis
    • bile (duct) (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Torsion
    • bile duct 576.8
      • with calculus, choledocholithiasis or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
      • congenital 751.69
  • Toxemia 799.89
    • biliary (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • bile duct 576.8
    • gall duct 576.8
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