Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 575.10
Cholecystitis unspecified
  • Short description: Cholecystitis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 575.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 575.10 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 575.10.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 575.10: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 575.10 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K81.9 Cholecystitis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acalculous cholecystitis
  • Acalculous cholecystitis (inflamed gallbladder)
  • Cholecystitis
  • Cholecystitis (inflamed gallbladder)
  • Cholecystitis without calculus
Applies To
  • Cholecystitis NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 575.10:
  • Cholecystitis 575.10
    • with
      • calculus, stones in
        • bile duct (common) (hepatic) -see Choledocholithiasis
        • gallbladder - see Cholelithiasis
    • emphysematous (acute) (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
    • gangrenous (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
    • paratyphoidal, current (see also Fever, paratyphoid) 002.9
    • suppurative (see also Cholecystitis, acute) 575.0
  • Hepatocystitis (see also Cholecystitis) 575.10
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • gall duct (see also Cholecystitis) 575.10
  • Pericholecystitis (see also Cholecystitis) 575.10
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