K29.71 — Gastritis, unspecified, with bleeding
Is K29.71 billable?
Yes, but K29.71 is an unspecified code. K29.71 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, K29.71 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting K29.71 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
K29.71 at a glance
| Code | K29.71 |
|---|---|
| Description | Gastritis, unspecified, with bleeding |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K29.71 group to?
K29.71 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 377Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCCmedical
- 378Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CCmedical
- 379Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, K29.71 is a major complication or comorbidity (MCC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is K29.71 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K29.71. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Gastritis › with bleeding (simple)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K29
The conditions below can never be reported together with K29.71 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K29.71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K29.71 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K20-K31
The conditions below are not part of K29.71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K29.71 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- hiatus hernia (K44.-)
How long has K29.71 existed?
K29.71 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.