K83.1

ICD-10Billable

Obstruction of bile duct

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Obstruction of bile duct

K83.1 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Occlusion of bile duct without cholelithiasis
  • Stenosis of bile duct without cholelithiasis
  • Stricture of bile duct without cholelithiasis

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • congenital obstruction of bile duct (Q44.3)
  • obstruction of bile duct with cholelithiasis (K80.-)

Related codes in K83

Where this code sits

Parent code
K83

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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