Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 537.83
Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum with hemorrhage
  • Short description: Angio stm/dudn w hmrhg.
  • ICD-9-CM 537.83 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 537.83 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 537.83 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K31.811 Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum with bleeding
Approximate Synonyms
  • Angiodysplasia of duodenum w hemorrhage
  • Angiodysplasia of duodenum with hemorrhage
  • Angiodysplasia of stomach w hemorrhage
  • Angiodysplasia of stomach with hemorrhage
  • Gastric antral vascular ectasia w hemorrhage
  • Gastric hemorrhage due to vascular ectasia of gastric antrum
  • Hemorrhage due to angiodysplasia of duodenum
  • Hemorrhage due to angiodysplasia of stomach
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 537.83:
  • Angiodysplasia (intestinalis) (intestine) 569.84
    • duodenum 537.82
      • with hemorrhage 537.83
    • stomach 537.82
      • with hemorrhage 537.83
  • Ectasia, ectasis
    • gastric antral vascular (GAVE) 537.82
      • with hemorrhage 537.83
      • without hemorrhage 537.82
  • GAVE (gastric antral vascular ectasia) 537.82
    • with hemorrhage 537.83
  • Watermelon stomach 537.82
    • with hemorrhage 537.83
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