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K29.51

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Unspecified chronic gastritis with bleeding

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

What This Code Means

Long-term inflammation of the stomach lining with bleeding, but the specific type of chronic gastritis is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify documentation specifies chronic gastritis and presence of bleeding before assigning this code
  • •If the type of chronic gastritis is documented (e.g., atrophic, hypertrophic), use a more specific K29.4x code instead

Code Hierarchy

└K29Gastritis and duodenitis└K29.5Unspecified chronic gastritis└K29.51Unspecified chronic gastritis with bleeding
└K29.51Unspecified chronic gastritis with bleeding

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