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K91.86

Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy

Code system
ICD-10-CM
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2026-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/K91.86 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "K91.86",
    "parent": "K91.8",
    "status": "active",
    "system": "icd10cm",
    "display": "Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy",
    "billable": true,
    "description": "Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2026-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "complications-of-care"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "complications-of-care",
        "name": "Complications of medical care",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes",
            "anchor": "ICD-10-CM category K91"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-icd10",
    "data_version": "fy2027"
  }
}

Hierarchy

Where K91.86 sits

Parent codes

  1. K91Intraop and postproc comp and disorders of dgstv sys, NEC
  2. K91.8Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of dgstv sys

Child codes

None: K91.86 is a billable code at the most specific level.

Change history

Lifecycle

K91.86 has been in effect since 2026-10-01. This page shows ICD-10-CM release fy2027.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up K91.86 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/K91.86 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up ICD-10-CM code K91.86. Tell me what it means, whether it is billable, whether it is active, and list its parent and child codes.

Source: CMS and CDC NCHS, release fy2027. Public domain. Reference data, not medical or billing advice.