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K27.4

Billable

Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage

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

What This Code Means

A chronic or long-standing peptic ulcer at an unspecified location that is actively bleeding.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this when the ulcer site is not specified and the patient has chronic ulcer disease with hemorrhage
  • •If the specific site (gastric or duodenal) is documented, use K25.4 or K26.4 instead

Code Hierarchy

└K27Peptic ulcer, site unspecified└K27.4Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage
└K27.4Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage

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