K29.5 Unspecified chronic gastritis

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applicable to

• Chronic antral gastritis
• Chronic fundal gastritis

Applies from K29 Gastritis and duodenitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under K29.5

• K29.50 Unspecified chronic gastritis without bleeding
• K29.51 Unspecified chronic gastritis with bleeding

Code annotations containing back-references to K29.5

Back-references to K29

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

Nearby codes

• 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
• K29.5 Unspecified chronic gastritis (this code)
• K29.50 Unspecified chronic gastritis without bleeding
• K29.51 Unspecified chronic gastritis with bleeding
• K29.6 Other gastritis
• K29.60 Other gastritis without bleeding
• K29.61 Other gastritis with bleeding