Billable Medical Code for Cholecystitis, Unspecified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 575.10
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 575.10.
The Short Description Is: Cholecystitis NOS.
Known As
Cholecystitis is also known as acalculous cholecystitis, acalculous cholecystitis (inflamed gallbladder), cholecystitis, cholecystitis (inflamed gallbladder), and cholecystitis without calculus.
Cholecystitis Definition and Symptoms
Cholecystitis is inflammtion in the gallbladder, which is a small pear shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen. Symptoms include severe pain in the area, tenderness of the abdomen, sweating, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and abdominal bloating.