Jane Smith, a 54-year-old female, was diagnosed with gallstones. She was admitted for an outpatient procedure of a cholecystectomy to be performed. Due to safety reasons of the patient, the laparoscopic procedure became an open session in which the gallbladder was removed. The patient was admitted and left the hospital in three days in good recovery. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for an open cholecystectomy is 47600, and the appropriate ICD-10-CM code for gallstones without any specified complications is K80.70. The procedure started as laparoscopic (which would have been coded with 47562 for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy) but was converted to open, necessitating the use of the open procedure code.

Jane Smith, a 54-Year-Old Female, Was Diagnosed with Gallstones