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K92.1 - Melena


The ICD 10 Code for Melena is listed as K92.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K92.1
Description: Melena
  • Excludes1: occult blood in feces (R19.5)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
377 - G.i. Hemorrhage W Mcc
378 - G.i. Hemorrhage W Cc
379 - G.i. Hemorrhage W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95)
Parent K92 - Other diseases of digestive system
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 578.1 - Blood in stool
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K92.1:
K92.0 - Hematemesis
K92.2 - Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified
K92.8 - Other specified diseases of the digestive system
K92.9 - Disease of digestive system, unspecified