Cholecystitis

Definition

Inflammation of gallbladder wall by infection of various organism and/or unspecified disorders.

Exclusions

• Cholelithiasis (DC11)

4 subordinate codes

• DC12.0Acute cholecystitis
• DC12.1Chronic cholecystitis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Diseases of gallbladder or biliary tract

• DC10Acquired anatomical alterations of gallbladder or bile ducts
• DC11Cholelithiasis
• DC13Cholangitis
• DC14Certain specified biliary diseases
• Neoplasms of the gallbladder or biliary tract
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified