K80.51: Calculus of bile duct without cholangitis or cholecystitis With obstruction of biliary tract
You have gallstones in your bile ducts.
The gallstones may be in the bile ducts inside or outside of the liver.
The gallbladder is in the top right part of the abdomen below the liver. The liver produces bile. The bile flows through bile ducts to the gallbladder and is stored there. When needed, the bile flows through another bile duct to the intestine. There, the bile helps to digest fats.
Gallstones can develop when particular substances build up in the gallbladder or bile ducts. These substances can then form stones. Gallstones usually form in the gallbladder. But sometimes gallstones can also form in the bile ducts.
If the stone gets stuck, you may have spasmodic pain in your upper abdomen. This pain can occur in particular when you eat fatty food. Sometimes the gallbladder or bile ducts may become inflamed by a gallstone. The gallstones have obstructed your bile ducts.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
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