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Feb 23rd, 2010 - tbirdpatti
chronic gastritis
Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on the correct dx code for chronic gastritis. We have a coding program that codes it 535.10 and a GI physician who thinks it should be 535.40 as 95% of pt's who have chronic gastritis do not have atrophic gastritis. I am just looking for input from some GI coders maybe.
thanks
Feb 23rd, 2010 -
I agree
Atrophic gastritis is a specific entity and not common. 535.40 is for the garden variety gastritis they find on almost every EGD these days (is it our lovely American habits?)