K26Non-billable (header)

Duodenal ulcer

✓ Includes

  • •erosion (acute) of duodenum
  • •duodenum ulcer (peptic)
  • •postpyloric ulcer (peptic)

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •peptic ulcer NOS (K27.-)

Notes

  • ℹcode to identify:
  • ℹalcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

Code Hierarchy

┌11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)├K20-K31Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)├K26Duodenal ulcer
└K26Duodenal ulcer

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