ICD-10 codes for Gastritis

The primary ICD-10-CM codes for gastritis are K29.70, K29.00, K29.60. Across all sub-categories, 28 codes are grouped under gastritis, with 18 marked as billable (specific enough for a medical claim).

There are 28 ICD-10-CM codes related to gastritis. Of these, 18 are billable specific codes and 10 are non-billable header categories that organize the specific codes underneath them. Header codes cannot be reported on a claim by themselves.

Yes. 18 of the 28 ICD-10-CM codes for gastritis are billable. Common examples include K29.00 (Acute gastritis without bleeding); K29.01 (Acute gastritis with bleeding); K29.20 (Alcoholic gastritis without bleeding). Code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation.

The most commonly used billable codes for gastritis include: K29.00 (Acute gastritis without bleeding); K29.01 (Acute gastritis with bleeding); K29.20 (Alcoholic gastritis without bleeding). The correct code depends on the documented clinical presentation, including any complications, episode (acute / chronic), and laterality where applicable. Always code to the highest level of specificity supported by the clinical documentation.

Yes, K29.70 (Gastritis, unspecified, without bleeding) is a billable / specific ICD-10-CM code that can be reported on insurance claims.

The ICD-10 codes for gastritis map to at least 25 SNOMED CT concepts. Examples of SNOMED CT concept IDs in this group include 1086791000119100, 196740009, 22304002, 235654003, 25458004. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records; AutoICD's coding API returns SNOMED CT IDs alongside each ICD-10 code via the include_snomed=true flag.

The ICD-10 codes for gastritis are linked to at least 25 UMLS CUIs in the National Library of Medicine's Metathesaurus. Sample CUIs include C0267166, C0149518, C2887659, C2887660, C0156076. UMLS CUIs unify the same concept across SNOMED CT, ICD-10, ICD-11, RxNorm, MeSH, and dozens of other source vocabularies.

Gastritis may also be referred to as: gastritis, stomach inflammation, acute gastritis, chronic gastritis, duodenitis. The same ICD-10-CM codes apply regardless of which term appears in the clinical documentation. Synonyms are surfaced by AutoICD's NER pass and mapped to the canonical ICD-10 family above.