K31.819 — Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum without bleeding
Is K31.819 billable?
Yes — K31.819 is billable for FY2027. K31.819 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K31.819 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
K31.819 at a glance
| Code | K31.819 |
|---|---|
| Description | Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum without bleeding |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K31.819 group to?
K31.819 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 391Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with MCCmedical
- 392Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCCmedical
How is K31.819 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K31.819. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Watermelon stomach
- Angiodysplasia › duodenum (cecum) (colon)
- Angiodysplasia › stomach (cecum) (colon)
- Ectasia, ectasis › gastric antral vascular
- Watermelon stomach › without hemorrhage
- Ectasia, ectasis › gastric antral vascular › without hemorrhage
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K31.819.
- Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum NOS
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K31.819, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K31.819 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 K31.819, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K31.819 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- hiatus hernia (K44.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K31
The conditions below are not part of K31.819, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K31.819 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has K31.819 existed?
K31.819 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.