K83.4 — Spasm of sphincter of Oddi
Is K83.4 billable?
Yes — K83.4 is billable for FY2027. K83.4 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K83.4 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
K83.4 at a glance
| Code | K83.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Spasm of sphincter of Oddi |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K83.4 group to?
K83.4 sits in MDC 07 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 444Disorders of the Biliary Tract with MCCmedical
- 445Disorders of the Biliary Tract with CCmedical
- 446Disorders of the Biliary Tract without CC/MCCmedical
How is K83.4 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K83.4. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Oddi's sphincter spasm
- Spasm, spastic, spasticity › ampulla of Vater (s)
- Spasm, spastic, spasticity › sphincter of Oddi (s)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K83
The conditions below can never be reported together with K83.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postcholecystectomy syndrome (K91.5)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K83.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K83.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K83
The conditions below are not part of K83.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K83.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has K83.4 existed?
K83.4 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.