retained cholelithiasis followed cholecystectomy

Ngomez@beverly.orgNgomez@beverly.org
in Clinical & Coding

I have a case where a patient admitted with acute ascending cholangitis, possible common duct stone. Patient with hx of cholecystectomy.

What would be the correct code, acute ascending cholangitis (k80.32) or retained cholelithiasis followed cholecystectomy code k91.86 ??

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