2021 ICD-10-CM Code K92.2
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified
Valid for Submission
K92.2 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified. The code K92.2 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code K92.2 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage, acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, anastomotic bleeding, anastomotic bleeding , bleeding of unknown origin, etc.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like K92.2 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
| ICD-10: | K92.2 |
| Short Description: | Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified |
Code Classification
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code K92.2:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Gastric hemorrhage NOS
- Intestinal hemorrhage NOS
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 ExcludesA type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code K92.2 are found in the index:
- - Bleeding - See Also: Hemorrhage;
- - gastrointestinal - K92.2
- - Enterorrhagia - K92.2
- - Gastrorrhagia - K92.2
- - Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) - R58
- - bowel - K92.2
- - cecum - K92.2
- - colon - K92.2
- - duodenum, duodenal - K92.2
- - gastroenteric - K92.2
- - gastrointestinal (tract) - K92.2
- - intestine - K92.2
- - stomach - K92.2
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Anastomotic bleeding
- Anastomotic bleeding
- Bleeding of unknown origin
- Chronic gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Chronic lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Chronic upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Duodenal anastomotic hemorrhage
- Duodenal hematoma
- Duodenal hemorrhage
- Gastric hemorrhage
- Gastric hemorrhage due to eosinophilic gastritis
- Gastric hemorrhage due to Helicobacter pylori
- Gastric hemorrhage due to viral gastritis
- Gastrointestinal anastomotic hemorrhage
- Gastrointestinal anastomotic hemorrhage
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Hematoma of ileum
- Hemorrhage of cecum
- Hemorrhage of colon
- Hemorrhage of jejunum
- Hemorrhagic duodenopathy
- Hemorrhagic gastropathy
- Hemorrhagic mucosa of duodenum
- Hemorrhagic mucosa of stomach
- Ileal hemorrhage
- Intestinal hemorrhage
- Intramural hemorrhage of duodenum
- Intramural hemorrhage of stomach
- Large intestine anastomotic hemorrhage
- Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Massive gastrointestinal bleed
- Obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding
- Recurrent hemorrhage
- Sepsis-associated gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Small intestinal hematoma
- Small intestinal hemorrhage
- Small intestine anastomotic hemorrhage
- Subepithelial hemorrhage of digestive tract
- Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with hypercoagulability state
Clinical Information
- GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE-. bleeding in any segment of the gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to rectum.
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code K92.2 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert K92.2 to ICD-9 Code
- 578.9 - Gastrointest hemorr NOS
Information for Patients
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Also called: GI 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.
Signs of bleeding in the digestive tract depend where it is and how much bleeding there is.
Signs of bleeding in the upper digestive tract include
- Bright red blood in vomit
- Vomit that looks like coffee grounds
- Black or tarry stool
- Dark blood mixed with stool
Signs of bleeding in the lower digestive tract include
- Black or tarry stool
- Dark blood mixed with stool
- Stool mixed or coated with bright red blood
GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colonic polyps, or cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus.
The test used most often to look for the cause of GI bleeding is called endoscopy. It uses a flexible instrument inserted through the mouth or rectum to view the inside of the GI tract. A type of endoscopy called colonoscopy looks at the large intestine.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Bleeding esophageal varices (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Bloody or tarry stools (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Lower GI Series - NIH (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Mallory-Weiss tear (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Vomiting blood (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)