K29 Gastritis and duodenitis

Category / Non-billable header 27 subcodes

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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

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

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
K29..0 Acute gastritis No
K29..00 Acute gastritis without bleeding Yes
K29..01 Acute gastritis with bleeding Yes
K29..2 Alcoholic gastritis No
K29..20 Alcoholic gastritis without bleeding Yes
K29..21 Alcoholic gastritis with bleeding Yes
K29..3 Chronic superficial gastritis No
K29..30 Chronic superficial gastritis without bleeding Yes
K29..31 Chronic superficial gastritis with bleeding Yes
K29..4 Chronic atrophic gastritis No
K29..40 Chronic atrophic gastritis without bleeding Yes
K29..41 Chronic atrophic gastritis with bleeding Yes
K29..5 Unspecified chronic gastritis No
K29..50 Unspecified chronic gastritis without bleeding Yes
K29..51 Unspecified chronic gastritis with bleeding Yes
K29..6 Other gastritis No
K29..60 Other gastritis without bleeding Yes
K29..61 Other gastritis with bleeding Yes
K29..7 Gastritis, unspecified No
K29..70 Gastritis, unspecified, without bleeding Yes
K29..71 Gastritis, unspecified, with bleeding Yes
K29..8 Duodenitis No
K29..80 Duodenitis without bleeding Yes
K29..81 Duodenitis with bleeding Yes
K29..9 Gastroduodenitis, unspecified No
K29..90 Gastroduodenitis, unspecified, without bleeding Yes
K29..91 Gastroduodenitis, unspecified, with bleeding Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026