For a gastrointestinal hemorrhage to be coded the patient must actively bleeding?
Not necessarily. Both active bleeding and evidence of recent bleeding can be coded for upper and lower GI hemorrhage.
Upper GI bleeding is defined as bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz, and lower GI bleeding is defined as bleeding distal to the ligament of Treitz.
Diagnosis codes that can be used for upper GI hemorrhage include:
- K92.0 Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage without hematemesis
- K92.1 Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage with hematemesis
Diagnosis codes that can be used for lower GI hemorrhage include:
- K92.2 Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage without hematochezia
- K92.3 Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage with hematochezia
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