Pneumobilia ICD-10-CM Codes | 2023

Is this lone Pneumobilia ICD-10 code billable?

Yes. This ICD-10 code for Pneumobilia is valid and billable.

Clinical information about Pneumobilia:

Pneumobilia is the term used by healthcare professionals to describe the condition of having air within the biliary system. This body system includes the gallbladder, liver, pancreas, and bile ducts.

Having air in the biliary system isn’t necessarily bad, but it can be a sign of a biliary system problem like the following:

• Dysfunction of the Sphincter of Oddi, which controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juice in the duodenum part of the small intestine;
• Biliary-enteric Fistula, the formation of abnormal passageways between the bile ducts and intestine;
• The erosion of the gallbladder wall.

It can even be caused by a surgical procedure called Biliary-enteric Anastomosis, which addresses biliary obstructions and leakage.

Synonyms include:

• Aerobilia
• Air in the biliary tree
• Air inside biliary tree
• Air in the biliary tree of the liver
• Air inside biliary tree of liver
• Air within the biliary tree
• Air within biliary tree of liver
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