Is K29.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K29.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K29.5 sit in the tabular list?

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

K29.5

K29.5 — Unspecified chronic gastritis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K29.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified chronic gastritis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Chronic antral gastritis
Chronic fundal gastritis

Risk adjustment

K29.5 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.

Code to one of these instead K29.5

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K29. If K29.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K29.5

Is K29.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K29.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K29.5 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31).