Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 751.61
Biliary atresia congenital
  • Short description: Biliary atresia.
  • ICD-9-CM 751.61 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 751.61 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 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 751.61.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 751.61: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 751.61 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q44.2 Atresia of bile ducts
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q44.3 Congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts
Approximate Synonyms
  • Atresia of bile duct
  • Bile duct atresia
  • Biliary atresia, congenital
  • Biliary obstruction congenital
  • Carolis disease w obstruction
  • Carolis disease with obstruction
  • Congenital biliary atresia
  • Congenital biliary obstruction
  • Congenital dilatation of lobar intrahepatic bile duct with obstruction
Applies To
  • Congenital:
    • absence of bile duct (common) or passage
    • hypoplasia of bile duct (common) or passage
    • obstruction of bile duct (common) or passage
    • stricture of bile duct (common) or passage
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 751.61:
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • bile, biliary duct (common) or passage (congenital) 751.61
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • bile, biliary duct or passage 751.61
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • biliary duct or passage 751.60
      • atresia 751.61
  • Atresia, atretic (congenital) 759.89
    • bile, biliary duct (common) or passage 751.61
      • acquired (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
    • cystic duct 751.61
      • acquired 575.8
        • with obstruction (see also Obstruction, gallbladder) 575.2
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • biliary duct (common) or passage 751.61
  • Imperforate (congenital) - see also Atresia
    • bile duct 751.61
  • Impervious (congenital) - see also Atresia
    • bile duct 751.61
  • Kink, kinking
    • cystic duct, congenital 751.61
  • Obliteration
    • bile ducts 576.8
      • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
      • congenital 751.61
        • jaundice from 751.61 [774.5]
    • common duct 576.8
      • with calculus, choledocholithiasis, or stones - see Choledocholithiasis
      • congenital 751.61
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • bile duct or passage (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
      • congenital 751.61
        • jaundice from 751.61 [774.5]
    • common duct (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
      • congenital 751.61
    • cystic duct (see also Obstruction, gallbladder) 575.2
      • congenital 751.61
    • hepatic 573.8
      • duct (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
        • congenital 751.61
    • icterus (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.8
      • congenital 751.61
    • jaundice (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.8
      • congenital 751.61
  • Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
    • bile duct or biliary passage (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
      • congenital 751.61
    • common bile duct (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
      • congenital 751.61
    • cystic duct (see also Obstruction, gallbladder) 575.2
      • congenital 751.61
  • Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
    • bile duct or passage (any) (postoperative) (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
      • congenital 751.61
    • common bile duct (see also Obstruction, biliary) 576.2
      • congenital 751.61
    • cystic duct (see also Obstruction, gallbladder) 575.2
      • congenital 751.61
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