Wiki Gastritis and Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Dx documented is Gastritis(535.50) and Gastrointestinal bleeding(578.9)
Do we have to take a combination code 535.51? Kindly clarify
 
The gastrointestinal bleeding is the mention of hemorrhage, so therefore you must only use 535.51 to code Gastritis with mention of hemorrhage.
 
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