K25
Gastric ulcer
K25 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for gastric ulcer. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K25.0 Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage, K25.1 Acute gastric ulcer with perforation, K25.2 Acute gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation, K25.3 Acute gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation and 5 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 9 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (9 notes)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- erosion (acute) of stomach
- pylorus ulcer (peptic)
- stomach ulcer (peptic)
More specific codes under K25 9
- K25.0Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhageBillable
- K25.1Acute gastric ulcer with perforationBillable
- K25.2Acute gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforationBillable
- K25.3Acute gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforationBillable
- K25.4Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhageBillable
- K25.5Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with perforationBillable
- K25.6Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforationBillable
- K25.7Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforationBillable
- K25.9Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforationBillable