icd 9 code for dieulafoy lesion

What is the ICD 10 code for Dieulafoy lesion?

Hemorrhage due to dieulafoy lesion of stomach ICD-10-CM K31.82 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 377 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc 378 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc

What is Dieulafoy's lesion?

Dieulafoy's lesion is one of the causes of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding that could result in treacherous and life-threatening gastrointestinal haemorrhage.2,3 A Dieulafoy's lesion, also termed ‘calibre persistent artery’,2is a relatively rare, but potentially life-threatening, cause of haemorrhage from the gastrointestinal tract.

What are the treatment options for Dieulafoy's disease?

Open in a separate window Surgical treatment Surgical resection was historically the first-line treatment of Dieulafoy's lesions, usually taking the form of gastrotomy and wide-wedge resection18or gastrectomy.34This has now been overtaken by advances in endoscopic procedures.

What is the prognosis of Dieulafoy's disease?

The lack of awareness about the Dieulafoy's lesion contributes to its ‘rarity', increase in morbidity, and also the previously reported mortality of up to 80% associated with this lesion.6Rare or not, the precarious nature of the presentation make it necessary to include them in differential diagnosis of any acute GI haemorrhage.

What is the ICd 10 code for dieulafoy lesion?

537.84 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of dieulafoy lesion (hemorrhagic) of stomach and duodenum. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

What is the ICd-9 GEM?

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