Diagnosis Code

K92.81 GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSITIS (ULCERATIVE)


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K92.81

Short Description: Gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative)

Long Description: Gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative)

The code K92.81 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95)
      • Other diseases of digestive system (K92)
        • K92.81 Gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative)

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Gastrointestinal mucositis
  • Ulcerative gastrointestinal mucositis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K92.81 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K92.81 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva (@N76.81*)
    • nasal mucositis (ulcerative) (@J34.81*)
    • oral mucositis (ulcerative) (@K12.3*-)
  • Code Also:
    • type of associated therapy, such as:
    • antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs (@T45.1X*-)
    • radiological procedure and radiotherapy (@Y84.2*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K92.81 Right Arrow 538 GI mucositis (ulceratve)

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
K92 Other diseases of digestive system
K92.0 Hematemesis
K92.1 Melena
K92.2 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified
K92.8 Other specified diseases of the digestive system
K92.89 Other specified diseases of the digestive system
K92.9 Disease of digestive system, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023