Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 536
Disorders of function of stomach
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 7 ICD-9-CM codes below 536 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A lack of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice despite stimulation of gastric secretion
  • A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach. Hydrochloric acid helps digest food
  • Absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
  • Lack of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice despite stimulation of gastric secretion
536 Excludes
  • functional disorders of stomach specified as psychogenic (306.4)
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