APPENDIX.
ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 Codes Used to Identify GI Perforations
| GI Site | Code Source and Number | Code Type and Description |
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| Esophagus | ||
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| ICD-9-CM | Diagnosis Code | |
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| 530.4 | Perforation of esophagus | |
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| Stomach | ||
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| ICD-9-CM | Diagnosis Code | |
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| 531.1 | Acute gastric ulcer with perforation | |
| 531.2 | Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation | |
| 531.5 | Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with perforation | |
| 531.6 | Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation | |
| 532.1 | Acute duodenal ulcer with perforation | |
| 532.2 | Acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation | |
| 532.5 | Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with perforation | |
| 532.6 | Chronic or unspecified duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation | |
| 533.1 | Peptic ulcer, site unspecified: acute with perforation | |
| 533.2 | Peptic ulcer, site unspecified: acute with hemorrhage and perforation | |
| 533.5 | Peptic ulcer, chronic or unspecified with perforation | |
| 533.6 | Peptic ulcer, chronic or unspecified with hemorrhage and perforation | |
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| Small intestine | ||
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| ICD-9-CM | Diagnosis Code | |
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| 534.1 | Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with perforation | |
| 534.2 | Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation | |
| 534.5 | Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with perforation | |
| 534.6 | Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation | |
| 557 | Acute ischemic colitis | |
| 557.1 | Chronic ischemic colitis | |
| 557.9 | Unspecific ischemic colitis | |
| 562 | Diverticulosis/diverticulitis of small intestine | |
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| CPT-4 | Procedure Code | |
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| 44602 | Suture of small intestine | |
| 44603 | Suture of small intestine | |
| 44120 | Resection of small intestine | |
| 44121 | Resection of small intestine | |
| 44125 | Resection of small intestine | |
| 44130 | Resection of small intestine | |
| 44202 | Resection of small intestine | |
| 44203 | Resection of small intestine | |
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| Large Intestine | ||
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| ICD-9-CM | Diagnosis Code | |
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| 540 | Appendicitis, acute with perforation and generalized peritonitis | |
| 557 | Acute ischemic colitis | |
| 557.1 | Chronic ischemic colitis | |
| 557.9 | Unspecific ischemic colitis | |
| 562.1 | Diverticulosis/diverticulitis of large intestine | |
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| CPT-4 | Procedure Code | |
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| 44604 | Suture of large intestine | |
| 44605 | Suture of large intestine | |
| 44140 | Partial colectomy with anastomosis | |
| 44145 | Partial colectomy with anastomosis | |
| 44204 | Partial colectomy with anastomosis | |
| 44205 | Partial colectomy with anastomosis | |
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| Unspecified lower GI | ||
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| ICD-9-CM | Diagnosis Code | |
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| 569.83 | Perforation of intestine | |