K85.1
Non-billableBiliary acute pancreatitis
Biliary acute pancreatitis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Gallstone pancreatitis
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acute (recurrent) pancreatitis
- subacute pancreatitis
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K85.1?
ICD-10-CM code K85.1 represents "Biliary acute pancreatitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K85.1 a billable code?
No, K85.1 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under K85.1.
What chapter is K85.1 in?
K85.1 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What are the subcategories under K85.1?
K85.1 has 3 child codes, including: K85.10 (Biliary acute pancreatitis without necrosis or infection), K85.11 (Biliary acute pancreatitis with uninfected necrosis), K85.12 (Biliary acute pancreatitis with infected necrosis).
What are the UMLS CUIs for K85.1?
K85.1 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0747194, C0521614. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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