General surgery · ICD-10-CM

General surgery ICD-10 codes.

The 24 diagnosis codes a surgical practice's callers bring most often, as published in the 2025 ICD-10-CM files.

2025 files

Right, left, bilateral and initial-encounter characters change the code; unspecified codes are denied where a specific one exists.

The codes.

ICD-10-CM codes as published in the 2025 files. Laterality, encounter and severity characters change a code's meaning; the practice's coder confirms every code against the current file.

General surgery ICD-10-CM codes
ICD-10-CMDescription
K80.20Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis without obstruction
K80.10Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction
K81.0Acute cholecystitis
K35.80Unspecified acute appendicitis
K40.90Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K42.9Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K43.9Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K44.9Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene
K57.32Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding
K63.5Polyp of colon
C18.9Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecified
C50.911Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast
D24.1Benign neoplasm of right breast
N63.10Unspecified lump in the right breast, unspecified quadrant
L02.91Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
L72.3Sebaceous cyst
L05.01Pilonidal cyst with abscess
K60.2Anal fissure, unspecified
K64.8Other hemorrhoids
K61.0Anal abscess
E04.1Nontoxic single thyroid nodule
E66.01Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories
K56.609Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
Z48.815Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system

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