Deaths per 100,000 population. The opioid crisis (also called opioid epidemic) refers to the rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioids in the United States. Prescription opioids include Percocet, Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and fentanyl. In 2015 there were 52,000 American deaths from all drug overdoses.
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 576.8. Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 576.8. The Short Description Is: Dis of biliary tract NEC.
Biliary sludge usually causes no symptoms and may appear and disappear over time. However, there may be intermittent symptoms and, on occasion, the particles may grow in size and become gallstones. The most common symptom of biliary sludge is pain in the abdomen, often associated with nausea and vomiting. This occurs when the particles obstruct the ducts leading from the gallbladder to the intestine.