Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K31.A2

Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia

ICD-10-CM Code:
K31.A2
ICD-10 Code for:
Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the digestive system
    (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum
      (K20-K31)
      • Other diseases of stomach and duodenum
        (K31)

K31.A2 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia

Non-specific codes like K31.A2 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia:

  • Use K31.A21 for Gastric intestinal metaplasia with low grade dysplasia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K31.A22 for Gastric intestinal metaplasia with high grade dysplasia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use K31.A29 for Gastric intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia

    a morphologic finding indicating the replacement of part of the gastric mucosal epithelium with intestinal-type epithelium. using immunohistochemical staining, gastric intestinal metaplasia is classified as complete or incomplete. complete intestinal metaplasia is defined by the decreased expression of gastric mucins and expression of the intestinal mucin muc2. incomplete intestinal metaplasia is defined by the co-expression of both gastric mucins and muc2.
  • Intestinal Metaplasia of Gastric Mucosa|Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia

    a morphologic finding indicating the replacement of part of the gastric mucosal epithelium with intestinal-type epithelium. using immunohistochemical staining, gastric intestinal metaplasia is classified as complete or incomplete. complete intestinal metaplasia is defined by the decreased expression of gastric mucins and expression of the intestinal mucin muc2. incomplete intestinal metaplasia is defined by the co-expression of both gastric mucins and muc2.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022