K26.5
BillableChronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation
Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- erosion (acute) of duodenum
- duodenum ulcer (peptic)
- postpyloric ulcer (peptic)
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- peptic ulcer NOS (K27.-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- hiatus hernia (K44.-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Chronic duodenal ulcer with perforation but without obstruction34602004
- Chronic duodenal ulcer with perforation49916007
- Perforated chronic duodenal ulcer49916007
- Chronic peptic ulcer with perforation AND obstruction57871005
- Chronic duodenal ulcer with perforation AND obstruction60551006
- Duodenal ulcer with perforation AND obstruction77410006
- Duodenal ulcer with perforation but without obstruction86983005
- DU - Perforated duodenal ulcer88968005
- Duodenal ulcer with perforation88968005
- Perforation of duodenal ulcer88968005
- Chronic duodenal ulcer with obstruction196666001
- Bursting injury of small intestine235742009
- Disruption of small intestine235742009
- Rupture of small intestine235742009
- Rupture of intestine235799001
- Bursting injury of duodenum262846002
- Disruption of duodenum262846002
- Duodenal rupture262846002
- Rupture of duodenum262846002
- Duodenal perforation270909006
- Perforation of duodenum270909006
- Non-traumatic duodenal rupture405575002
- Nontraumatic duodenal rupture405575002
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K26.5?
ICD-10-CM code K26.5 represents "Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K26.5 a billable code?
Yes, K26.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K26.5 in?
K26.5 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K26.5?
K26.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: peptic ulcer NOS (K27.-).
Are additional codes required with K26.5?
Yes, when using K26.5 you should also code: code to identify:; alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does K26.5 map to?
K26.5 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 262846002, 235742009, 196666001, 49916007, 60551006, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K26.5?
K26.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0391983. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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