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578.0 HEMATEMESIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 578.0

Short Description: Hematemesis

Long Description: Hematemesis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 578 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
        • 578.0 Hematemesis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 578.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Blood
    • vomiting (see also Hematemesis) 578.0
  • Gastrorrhagia 578.0
  • Gastrostaxis 578.0
  • Hematemesis 578.0
    • with ulcer - see Ulcer, by site, with hemorrhage
    • due to S. japonicum 120.2
    • Goldstein's (familial hemorrhagic telangiectasia) 448.0
    • newborn 772.4
      • due to swallowed maternal blood 777.3
  • Vomiting 787.03
    • blood (see also Hematemesis) 578.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 578.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
578.0 Right Arrow K92.0 Hematemesis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
578.1 Blood in stool
578.9 Hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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