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Revision as of 11:55, 2018 May 7
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Melena or Hematochezia |
| ICD10 code: | K92.1 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Upper GI Bleed, Lower GI Bleed |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: GI bleed, 2019-0: GI Bleeding |
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| Stop Date: | |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- This code is actually a symptom, representing GI blood exiting through the lower GI tract. The actual source of the blood could be from the lower or upper GI tracts.
- 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.
- Indeed, one can have an upper GI source with blood from the rectum.
Template:ICD10 Symptoms not needed when cause known
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