A week before she had an open cholecystectomy due to cholecystitis from stones in gallbladder. Because of intraoperative bleeding, a conversion from laparoscopic to an open access to the gall bladder was necessary. The thorough examination including imaging revealed an intraabdominal foreign body. A ...
A patient with cholecystitis presents to the ER. ERCP reveals cholelithiasis. The surgeon performs a laparoscopic partial cholecystectomy. 574.10, 51.24, 51.10 Cholelithiasis with cholecystitis codes to subcategory 574.1 (See the Index) There is no mention of obstruction so a 5th digit of "1" would...