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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579 > Other Diseases Of Digestive System 570-579 > ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 578 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. 578 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 578.0 Hematemesis Hematemesis; vomiting blood. Vomiting of blood that is either fresh bright red, or older "coffee-ground" in character. It generally indicates bleeding of the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. 578.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 578.0 contains 5 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 578.1 Blood in stool The black, tarry, foul-smelling FECES that contain degraded blood. 578.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 578.1 contains 5 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 578.9 Hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract unspecified Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. 578.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 578.9 contains 9 index entries