Is K27.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K27.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K27.0 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31).

K27.0

K27.0 — Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K27.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

K27.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K27.0 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

How K27.0 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K27.0.

Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›peptic›acute›with›hemorrhage

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K27. If K27.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K27.0

Is K27.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K27.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K27.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31).