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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*This code is actually a symptom, representing GI blood exiting through the mouth. Therefore it is not actually a specific diagnosis or cause of the bleeding. | |||
*Whenever possible code combine this code with the CAUSE of this symptom. | |||
*This code should only be used alone if the cause of the hematemesis is never found. | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||