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K25

Non-Billable (Header)

Gastric ulcer

Includes

  • erosion (acute) of stomach
  • pylorus ulcer (peptic)
  • stomach ulcer (peptic)

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • acute gastritis (K29.0-)
  • peptic ulcer NOS (K27.-)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

Child Codes

K25.0Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage
K25.1Acute gastric ulcer with perforation
HCC 78
K25.2Acute gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
HCC 78
K25.3Acute gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
K25.4Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage
K25.5Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with perforation
HCC 78
K25.6Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
HCC 78
K25.7Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
K25.9Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation

Code Hierarchy

└K25Gastric ulcer
└K25Gastric ulcer

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