ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K29.0
Acute gastritis
Diseases of the digestive system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- K29.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K29 — Gastritis and duodenitis
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K29.0 is a category (header) for acute gastritis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in K29
- K29Gastritis and duodenitis
- K29.00Acute gastritis without bleeding
- K29.01Acute gastritis with bleeding
- K29.2Alcoholic gastritis
- K29.20Alcoholic gastritis without bleeding
- K29.21Alcoholic gastritis with bleeding
- K29.3Chronic superficial gastritis
- K29.30Chronic superficial gastritis without bleeding
- K29.31Chronic superficial gastritis with bleeding
- K29.4Chronic atrophic gastritis
- K29.40Chronic atrophic gastritis without bleeding
- K29.41Chronic atrophic gastritis with bleeding
- K29.5Unspecified chronic gastritis
- K29.50Unspecified chronic gastritis without bleeding
- K29.51Unspecified chronic gastritis with bleeding
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