K28.9
K28.9: Gastrojejunal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K28.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for gastrojejunal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- K63.3Ulcer of intestine
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K28.9 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- 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)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›gastrojejunal(peptic)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under K28
- K28.0Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K28.1Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with perforation
- K28.2Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K28.3Acute gastrojejunal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
- K28.4Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K28.5Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with perforation
- K28.6Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K28.7Chronic gastrojejunal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation