ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K26.3
Acute duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K26.3
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K26 — Duodenal ulcer
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K26.3 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K26
- K26Duodenal ulcer
- K26.0Acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K26.1Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation
- K26.2Acute duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K26.4Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K26.5Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation
- K26.6Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K26.7Chronic duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
- K26.9Duodenal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation
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