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K25.7

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Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A chronic stomach ulcer that is not actively bleeding and has not perforated, representing a stable but persistent ulceration of the stomach lining.

Coding Tips

  • •This code specifically indicates NO hemorrhage and NO perforation; if either complication exists, use a different K25 code
  • •Document the chronic nature of the ulcer to support this code selection over unspecified codes

Code Hierarchy

└K25Gastric ulcer└K25.7Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
└K25.7Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation

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