Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 537.89
Other specified disorders of stomach and duodenum
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 537.89 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 537.89 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 537.89 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K31.89 Other diseases of stomach and duodenum
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acquired nonhypertrophic constriction of pylorus
  • Acute gastric volvulus
  • Afferent loop syndrome
  • Brunner's gland hyperplasia
  • Chronic gastric volvulus
  • Chronic hypertrophic pyloric gastropathy
  • Chronic partial afferent loop obstruction
  • Chronic torsion of stomach
  • Delayed perforation of stomach
  • Duodenal anastomotic hemorrhage
  • Duodenal disorder, hemorrhage
  • Duodenal disorder, prolapse
  • Duodenal hemorrhage
  • Duodenal mass
  • Duodenal polyposis
  • Duodenal prolapse
  • Duodenal varices
  • Duodenogastric reflux
  • Efferent loop syndrome
  • Erosive duodenopathy
  • Extrinsic compression of stomach
  • Familial duodenal ulcer associated with rapid gastric emptying
  • Gastric (stomach) mass
  • Gastric anastomotic necrosis
  • Gastric anastomotic stricture
  • Gastric concretion
  • Gastric dilatation-volvulus-torsion syndrome
  • Gastric dysplasia
  • Gastric mass
  • Gastric necrosis
  • Gastric rupture
  • Gastrointestinal anastomotic necrosis
  • Gastrointestinal anastomotic stricture
  • Gastromalacia
  • Hemorrhagic duodenopathy
  • Hemorrhagic mucosa of duodenum
  • Hemorrhagic mucosa of stomach
  • Hyperplasia of Brunner glands of duodenum
  • Hypertrophic gastropathy
  • Impaired gastric mucosal defense
  • Intestinal metaplasia of gastric mucosa
  • Isolated idiopathic granuloma of stomach
  • Lesion of stomach
  • Malakoplakia of stomach
  • Mass of duodenum
  • Mass of stomach
  • Mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus
  • Mixed gastric volvulus
  • Nontraumatic duodenal rupture
  • Nontraumatic gastric rupture
  • Organoaxial gastric volvulus
  • Papulous gastropathy
  • Passive congestion of stomach
  • Perforation of stomach
  • Portal hypertensive gastropathy
  • Post-vagotomy lesser curve necrosis
  • Pyloric antral vascular ectasia
  • Rolling hiatus hernia with gastric volvulus
  • Rupture of duodenum
  • Vascular ectasia of gastric antrum
537.89 Excludes
Applies To
  • Gastric or duodenal:
    • prolapse
    • rupture
  • Intestinal metaplasia of gastric mucosa
  • Passive congestion of stomach
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 537.89:
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • gastric 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
  • Concretion - see also Calculus
    • stomach 537.89
  • Congestion, congestive
    • stomach 537.89
  • Constriction
    • stomach 537.89
  • Deformity 738.9
    • duodenal bulb 537.89
    • duodenum (congenital) 751.5
      • acquired 537.89
    • pylorus (congenital) 750.9
      • acquired 537.89
    • stomach (congenital) 750.9
      • acquired 537.89
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • stomach 537.89
  • Difficulty
    • mechanical, gastroduodenal stoma 537.89
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • duodenum NEC 537.9
      • specified NEC 537.89
    • Fenwick's (gastric atrophy) 537.89
  • Displacement, displaced
    • stomach (congenital) 750.7
      • acquired 537.89
  • Fenwick's disease 537.89
  • Fish
    • hook stomach 537.89
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • stomach 537.89
  • Gastroliths 537.89
  • Gastromalacia 537.89
  • Gastropathy 537.9
    • congestive portal 537.89
    • portal hypertensive 537.89
  • Gastrostenosis 537.89
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
    • duodenum, duodenal 537.89
      • ulcer - see Ulcer, duodenum, with hemorrhage
  • Herniation - see also Hernia
    • gastric mucosa (into duodenal bulb) 537.89
  • Hyperemia (acute) 780.99
    • stomach 537.89
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • duodenum 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
  • Induration, indurated
    • stomach 537.89
  • Lesion(s)
    • cardia 537.89
    • duodenum 537.89
    • gastric 537.89
    • gastroduodenal 537.89
    • peptic 537.89
    • pylorus 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
  • Malposition
    • stomach 537.89
  • Metaplasia
    • intestinal, of gastric mucosa 537.89
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • gastric 537.89
    • pylorus 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • cardia 537.89
  • Procidentia
    • stomach 537.89
  • Prolapse, prolapsed
    • duodenum 537.89
    • gastric (mucosa) 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
  • Redundant, redundancy
    • cardia 537.89
    • pylorus 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • duodenal stump 537.89
    • gastric (see also Rupture, stomach) 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
      • due to injury at birth 767.8
      • traumatic - see Injury, internal, stomach
      • ulcer - see Ulcer, stomach, with perforation
  • Sclerosis, sclerotic
    • stomach 537.89
  • Softening
    • stomach 537.89
  • Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
    • cardia (stomach) 537.89
  • Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
    • cardia (stomach) 537.89
    • cardiac - see also Disease, heart orifice (stomach) 537.89
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • afferent loop NEC 537.89
    • arteriomesenteric duodenum occlusion 537.89
    • efferent loop 537.89
    • gastrojejunal loop obstruction 537.89
    • pyloroduodenal 537.89
  • Torsion
    • gastric 537.89
  • Toxemia 799.89
    • gastric 537.89
    • stomach 537.89
  • Volvulus (bowel) (colon) (intestine) 560.2
    • stomach (due to absence of gastrocolic ligament) 537.89
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