Non-specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 578
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
  • 2014
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 3 ICD-9-CM codes below 578 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 578: 2015.
578 Excludes
  • that with mention of:
    • angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum (537.83)
    • angiodysplasia of intestine (569.85)
    • diverticulitis, intestine:
    • diverticulosis, intestine:
    • gastritis and duodenitis (535.0-535.6)
    • ulcer:
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