Gastric ulcer - K25
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code K25 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- erosion (acute) of stomach
- pylorus ulcer (peptic)
- stomach ulcer (peptic)
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "K25" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- acute gastritis (K29.0-)
- peptic ulcer NOS (K27.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Gastric ulcer. The "K25" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- K25.0 - Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage
- K25.1 - Acute gastric ulcer with perforation
- K25.2 - Acute gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K25.3 - Acute gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
- K25.4 - Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage
- K25.5 - Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with perforation
- K25.6 - Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K25.7 - Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
- K25.9 - Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation