K26.1 ACUTE DUODENAL ULCER WITH PERFORATION

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: K26.1
  • Short Description: Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation
  • Long Description: Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code K26.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acute duodenal ulcer with obstruction
  • Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation
  • Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation
  • Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation AND obstruction
  • Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation but without obstruction
  • Acute peptic ulcer with perforation AND obstruction
  • Duodenal ulcer with perforation AND obstruction
  • Duodenal ulcer with perforation but without obstruction

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K26.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V43.0

  1. Complicated Peptic Ulcer With Mcc (380)
  2. Complicated Peptic Ulcer With Cc (381)
  3. Complicated Peptic Ulcer Without Cc/mcc (382)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K26.1 Right Arrow 532.10 Ac duodenal ulcer w perf
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K26 Duodenal ulcer
K26.0 Acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
K26.2 Acute duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
K26.3 Acute duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
K26.4 Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
K26.5 Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation
K26.6 Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
K26.7 Chronic duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
K26.9 Duodenal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025