2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K26.6

Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • K26.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Chronic or unsp duodenal ulcer w both hemorrhage and perf
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K26.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K26.6 - other international versions of ICD-10 K26.6 may differ.
The following code(s) above K26.6 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to K26.6:
  • K00-K95
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95

    Diseases of the digestive system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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)
    Diseases of the digestive system
  • K20-K31
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range K20-K31

    Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum

    Type 2 Excludes
    Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum
  • K26
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K26

    Duodenal ulcer

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Includes
    • erosion (acute) of duodenum
    • duodenum ulcer (peptic)
    • postpyloric ulcer (peptic)
    Type 1 Excludes
    Use Additional
    • code to identify:
    • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
    Duodenal ulcer
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chronic duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation
  • Chronic perforated duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
  • Duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation
  • Perforated duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
ICD-10-CM K26.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 377 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc
  • 378 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc
  • 379 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage without cc/mcc

Convert K26.6 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K26.6:
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
    • duodenum, duodenal (eroded) (peptic) K26.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K26.9

      Duodenal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      • with
        • hemorrhage K26.4
          ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K26.4

          Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage

            2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
          • and perforation K26.6
      • chronic K26.7
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K26.7

        Chronic duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation

          2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
        • with
          • hemorrhage K26.4
            ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K26.4

            Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage

              2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
            • and perforation K26.6

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K26.6
K25.6 Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
K25.7 Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
K25.9 Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation
K26 Duodenal ulcer
K26.0 Acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
K26.1 Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation
K26.2 Acute duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
K26.3 Acute duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
K26.4 Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
K26.5 Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation
K26.6 Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
K26.7 Chronic duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
K26.9 Duodenal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation
K27 Peptic ulcer, site unspecified
K27.0 Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage
K27.1 Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation
K27.2 Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation
K27.3 Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, without hemorrhage or perforation
K27.4 Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage
K27.5 Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation
K27.6 Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.