K83.3 Fistula of bile duct

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Choledochoduodenal fistula

Applies from K83 Other diseases of biliary tract

Excludes1 (never code together)

• postcholecystectomy syndrome (K91.5)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• conditions involving the gallbladder (K81-K82)
• conditions involving the cystic duct (K81-K82)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 444-446 in MDC 07.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 576.4 Fistula of bile duct

Code annotations containing back-references to K83.3

Back-references to K83.3

• Code Also: K80.4 Calculus of bile duct with cholecystitis (", if applicable, fistula of bile duct (K83.3)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K83.3

• Fistula (cutaneous) › bile duct (common) (hepatic)
• Fistula (cutaneous) › bile duct (common) (hepatic) › with calculus, stones

Nearby codes

• K83.0 Cholangitis
• K83.01 Primary sclerosing cholangitis
• K83.09 Other cholangitis
• K83.1 Obstruction of bile duct
• K83.2 Perforation of bile duct
• K83.3 Fistula of bile duct (this code)
• K83.4 Spasm of sphincter of Oddi
• K83.5 Biliary cyst
• K83.8 Other specified diseases of biliary tract
• K83.9 Disease of biliary tract, unspecified