K29.3 Chronic superficial gastritis

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applies from K29 Gastritis and duodenitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis (K52.81)
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (E16.4)

Codes under K29.3

• K29.30 Chronic superficial gastritis without bleeding
• K29.31 Chronic superficial gastritis with bleeding

Code annotations containing back-references to K29.3

Back-references to K29

• Type 1 Excludes: K92.2 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified ("gastritis and duodenitis with hemorrhage (K29.-)")

Nearby codes

• K29.00 Acute gastritis without bleeding
• K29.01 Acute gastritis with bleeding
• K29.2 Alcoholic gastritis
• K29.20 Alcoholic gastritis without bleeding
• K29.21 Alcoholic gastritis with bleeding
• K29.3 Chronic superficial gastritis (this code)
• K29.30 Chronic superficial gastritis without bleeding
• K29.31 Chronic superficial gastritis with bleeding
• K29.4 Chronic atrophic gastritis
• K29.40 Chronic atrophic gastritis without bleeding
• K29.41 Chronic atrophic gastritis with bleeding