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*This code is actually a symptom, representing GI blood exiting through the mouth.   
*This code is actually a symptom, representing GI blood exiting through the mouth.   
*'''Whenever possible combine this code with the CAUSE of this symptom -- i.e. the ICD10 code that represents the true SITE of the bleeding.'''
*'''Whenever possible combine this code with the CAUSE of this symptom -- i.e. the ICD10 code that represents the true SITE of the bleeding.'''
*This code should '''''only''''' be used '''alone''' if the cause of the hematemesis remains unknown.
**{{DiscussAllan| [[:Template:ICD10 Symptoms not needed when cause known]] says coding symptoms is optional when cause is known, above says not to code. Can we make it the same, one way or other? And then take out the specific instruction from here and only use the template? Ttenbergen 15:54, 2018 March 20 (CDT)}}
{{ICD10 Symptoms not needed when cause known}}
{{ICD10 Symptoms not needed when cause known}}


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