ICD-9 code 578 for Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (570-579).
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Any help is much appreciated. I came up with the following:
37220-78-RT
+37222-RT
37244-80-RT
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Bleeding gastric varices due to alcoholic cirrhosis/hepatitis
ICD-9-CM Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2002 Page: 4 Effective with discharges: August 1, 2002
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Dr. Performed EGD and found clotted blood in fundus. No active bleed found. performed another 6 hours later found clotted blodd onstomach again no active bleed found . Another EGD was performed the ne... [ Read More ]
Patient is experincing profuse hematemesis. She was known to have portal hypertension, and her physician determined that she has bleeding esophageal varies due to the hypertension.
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