ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K28.6
Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K28.6
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K28 — Gastrojejunal ulcer
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K28.6 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with both hemorrhage and 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 K28
- K28Gastrojejunal ulcer
- K28.0Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K28.1Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with perforation
- K28.2Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K28.3Acute gastrojejunal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
- K28.4Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K28.5Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with perforation
- K28.7Chronic gastrojejunal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
- K28.9Gastrojejunal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation
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