Radiology Coding Alert

Are you prepared? ICD-10-CM may not offer a one-to-one match.

ICD-10 may not offer surprises for cholelithiasis coding, but isn’t going to be free of challenges either. Test your knowledge for cholelithiasis coding by taking this quiz. Then turn to page 53 for the answers.

Question 1: Which of the following factors are important in selecting the right code when reporting a diagnosis of cholelithiasis using ICD-10 codes?

a) Presence of cholecystitis
b) Chronicity of the condition
c) Presence of obstruction
d) All of the above

Question 2: How do you report when your clinician diagnoses cholelithiasis without cholecystitis or obstruction?

a) K80.20
b) K80.21
c) K80.22
d) K80.30

Question 3: Which of the following ICD-10 codes do you report for calculus of the gall bladder with chronic cholecystitis and obstruction?

a) K80.10
b) K80.11
c) K80.12
d) K80.13

Question 4: Which of the following ICD-10 code do you report for calculi in the gall bladder and bile duct?

a) K80.6
b) K80.7
c) K80.20
d) K80.10

Question 5: Which of the following are typical signs of calculi in the gall bladder or bile ducts?

a) Positive Murphy’s sign
b) Tachycardia
c) Lab tests like WBC counts, ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin levels
d) All of the above