Template:ICD10 Guideline peptic ulcer

This template is used to make sure instructions are consistent in in the ischemic gut dx pages:

• Mesenteric ischemia, acute
• Mesenteric ischemia, chronic
• Mesenteric ischemia, NOS

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Peptic Ulcer guideline

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Peptic ulcers are sometimes due to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection; but not always. If has been proven that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infrction is present then you can code peptic ulcers as Combined ICD10 codes with the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bug code.

Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

• Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)

Peptic ulcer codes:

Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation Peptic ulcer, site unspecifiied, NOS

GI Ulcer codes:

• Gastrointestinal hemorrhage (GI bleed), not specified if lower or upper
• Dieulafoy's lesion of stomach or duodenum, with hemorrhage
• Intestinal perforation, nontraumatic