K25 Gastric ulcer

Category / Non-billable header 9 subcodes

Block: Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)

Includes

  • erosion (acute) of stomach
  • pylorus ulcer (peptic)
  • stomach ulcer (peptic)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • acute gastritis (K29.0-)
  • peptic ulcer NOS (K27.-)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
K25..0 Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage Yes
K25..1 Acute gastric ulcer with perforation Yes
K25..2 Acute gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation Yes
K25..3 Acute gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation Yes
K25..4 Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage Yes
K25..5 Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with perforation Yes
K25..6 Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation Yes
K25..7 Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation Yes
K25..9 Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026