2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K27.6Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation
ICD-10-CM Codes›K00–K95›K20-K31›K27
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- MCC — Major Complication or Comorbidity
- Risk Adjusts — HCC 78
- Chronic Condition
K27.6 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 377 through 379. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a major complication or comorbidity (MCC) and places an inpatient stay in the highest severity level of its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 76 closely related codes. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
For Medicare Advantage risk adjustment, K27.6 maps to CMS-HCC Category 78 (Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation) under the V28 model, adding a risk factor of about 0.326 for a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary in payment year 2026.
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Medicare Risk Adjustment (HCC)Billing
K27.6 maps to a payment category in the CMS-HCC model used to risk-adjust Medicare Advantage payments. Weights are the published community factors for payment year 2026.
Source: CMS Payment Year 2026 risk adjustment mappings and model software. Weights are relative factors, not dollar amounts; a beneficiary's total RAF also includes demographics and interactions. Browse all CMS-HCC categories.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Chronic peptic ulcer with hemorrhage AND obstruction
- Chronic peptic ulcer with hemorrhage AND perforation
- Chronic peptic ulcer with hemorrhage AND with perforation but without obstruction
- Chronic peptic ulcer with hemorrhage, with perforation AND with obstruction
- Chronic peptic ulcer with perforation AND obstruction
- Peptic ulcer with hemorrhage AND perforation
- Peptic ulcer with hemorrhage AND with perforation but without obstruction
- Peptic ulcer with hemorrhage but without obstruction
- Peptic ulcer with hemorrhage, with perforation AND with obstruction
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Your digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, rectum, and anus. Bleeding can come from any of these areas. The amount of bleeding can be so small that only a lab test can find it.
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Convert K27.6 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About K27.6Overview
Is K27.6 (Peptic ulcer, site unspecified) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What MS-DRG does K27.6 group to?
When chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 377, 378, 379, with relative weights from 0.6304 to 1.8280 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is K27.6 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists K27.6 as an MCC (major complication or comorbidity) for FY 2026. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it places the inpatient stay in the highest-weighted DRG of its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 76 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of K27.6?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation converts to ICD-9-CM 533.60 (chr pept ulc w hem/perf). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
What HCC is K27.6?
K27.6 (chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation) maps to CMS-HCC Category 78 (Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation), commonly written as HCC 78, in the CMS-HCC V28 model used for Medicare Advantage risk adjustment in payment year 2026. It mapped to HCC 33 under the retired V24 model. It also maps in the PACE (CMS-HCC V22), ESRD (V21), and ESRD (V24) models. It does not map to any RxHCC in the Part D prescription drug model.
Does K27.6 risk-adjust for Medicare Advantage payment?
Yes. When documented and reported on a Medicare Advantage encounter, K27.6 adds a risk adjustment factor of about 0.326 to the beneficiary's RAF score for a community, non-dual, aged enrollee (published V28 weights range from 0.326 to 0.688 depending on the payment segment). A more severe related category (HCC 77) supersedes it when both are reported. See the full factor table on the HCC 78 category page.
