K29.3
Non-billableChronic superficial gastritis
Chronic superficial gastritis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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.-)
Child Codes (2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K29.3?
ICD-10-CM code K29.3 represents "Chronic superficial gastritis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K29.3 a billable code?
No, K29.3 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under K29.3.
What chapter is K29.3 in?
K29.3 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K29.3?
K29.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis (K52.81); Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (E16.4).
What are the subcategories under K29.3?
K29.3 has 2 child codes, including: K29.30 (Chronic superficial gastritis without bleeding), K29.31 (Chronic superficial gastritis with bleeding).
What are the UMLS CUIs for K29.3?
K29.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348893. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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