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K31.A29

Billable

Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia, unspecified

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

What This Code Means

The stomach lining has changed to resemble intestinal tissue with abnormal cell growth, but the severity level of the dysplasia is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •This code should be used only when dysplasia is present but the grade (low vs. high) cannot be determined from available documentation
  • •Query the pathology report or provider to clarify dysplasia grade; this will allow assignment of a more specific code (K31.A21 or K31.A22)

Code Hierarchy

└K31Other diseases of stomach and duodenum└K31.AGastric intestinal metaplasia└K31.A2Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia└K31.A29Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia, unspecified
└K31.A29Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia, unspecified

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