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578.9 GASTROINTEST HEMORR NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 578.9

Short Description: Gastrointest hemorr NOS

Long Description: Hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 578 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
        • 578.9 Gastrointest hemorr NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 578.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Bleeding (see also Hemorrhage) 459.0
    • gastrointestinal 578.9
  • Enterorrhagia 578.9
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
    • bowel 578.9
      • newborn 772.4
    • cecum 578.9
    • gastric (see also Hemorrhage, stomach) 578.9
    • gastroenteric 578.9
      • newborn 772.4
    • gastrointestinal (tract) 578.9
      • newborn 772.4
    • intestine 578.9
      • congenital 772.4
      • newborn 772.4
    • stomach 578.9
      • newborn 772.4
      • ulcer - see Ulcer, stomach, with hemorrhage

Crosswalk Information

The code 578.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
578.9 Right Arrow K92.2 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified
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
578.0 Hematemesis
578.1 Blood in stool

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

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