K31.0

K31.0: Acute dilatation of stomach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K31.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute dilatation of stomach. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Acute distention of stomach

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K31.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K31: Other diseases of stomach and duodenum

diabetic gastroparesis (E08.43, E09.43, E10.43, E11.43, E13.43)
diverticulum of duodenum (K57.00-K57.13)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K31.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Gastrectasis
Disease, diseased›Bouchard's(myopathic dilatation of the stomach)
Potain's›syndrome(gastrectasis with dyspepsia)
Syndrome›Potain's
Dilatation›stomach›acute
Distension, distention›stomach›acute
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›stomach NEC›acute

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.