K26.3
Billable codeAcute duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
The ICD-10 code for acute duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation is K26.3.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K26.0Acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K26.1Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation
- K26.2Acute duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K26.4Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage
- K26.5Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation
- K26.6Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation
- K26.7Chronic duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
- K26.9Duodenal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation
- K26.3Acute duodenal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 53230Approximate match
- 53231Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
K26.3 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 314Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 315Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 316Other Circulatory System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 380Complicated Peptic Ulcer with MCC
- DRG 381Complicated Peptic Ulcer with CC
- DRG 382Complicated Peptic Ulcer without CC/MCC
- DRG 383Uncomplicated Peptic Ulcer with MCC
- DRG 384Uncomplicated Peptic Ulcer without MCC