Table 2.
Distribution of the causes of gastrointestinal bleeding in the patient population
| Type | Etiology | ICD-9-CM code | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 133,967 | 100.00 | ||
| Upper GI bleeding | Acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage | 532.xx | 1,471 | 1.1 |
| Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage | 531.xx | 2,144 | 1.6 | |
| Acute gastritis with hemorrhage | 535.01 | 1,898 | 1.42 | |
| Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage | 534.xx | 57 | 0.04 | |
| Acute peptic ulcer with hemorrhage | 533.xx | 121 | 0.1 | |
| Alcoholic gastritis with hemorrhage | 535.31 | 49 | 0.04 | |
| Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum with hemorrhage | 537.83 | 3,688 | 2.75 | |
| Atrophic gastritis with hemorrhage | 535.11 | 1,335 | 1.00 | |
| Chronic duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage | 532.xx | 5,281 | 3.94 | |
| Chronic gastric ulcer with hemorrhage | 531.xx | 8,540 | 6.37 | |
| Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage | 534.xx | 199 | 0.15 | |
| 535.61 | 1,737 | 1.30 | ||
| Chronic peptic ulcer with hemorrhage | 533.xx | 816 | 0.61 | |
| Dieulafoy lesion (hemorrhagic) of stomach and duodenum | 537.84 | 352 | 0.26 | |
| Esophageal hemorrhage | 530.82 | 2,970 | 2.22 | |
| Esophageal varices with bleeding | 456.0 | 366 | 0.27 | |
| Esophageal varices with bleeding in diseases classified elsewhere | 456.20 | 901 | 0.67 | |
| Gastric mucosal hypertrophy with hemorrhage (hypertrophic gastritis) | 535.21 | 25 | 0.02 | |
| Gastroesophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome (Mallory-Weiss syndrome) | 530.7 | 3,136 | 2.34 | |
| Hematemesis | 578.0 | 7,868 | 5.87 | |
| Other specified gastritis with hemorrhage | 535.41 | 5,412 | 4.04 | |
| Ulcer of the esophagus with bleeding | 530.21 | 831 | 0.62 | |
| Unspecified gastritis and gastroduodenitis with hemorrhage | 535.51 | 5,059 | 3.78 | |
| Lower GI bleeding | Angiodysplasia of intestine with hemorrhage | 569.85 | 4,480 | 3.34 |
| Dieulafoy lesion (hemorrhagic) of intestine | 569.86 | 60 | 0.04 | |
| Diverticulitis of colon with hemorrhage | 562.13 | 1,467 | 1.10 | |
| Diverticulitis of small intestine with hemorrhage | 562.03 | 13 | 0.01 | |
| Diverticulosis of colon with hemorrhage | 562.12 | 8,338 | 6.22 | |
| Diverticulosis of small intestine with hemorrhage | 562.02 | 102 | 0.08 | |
| Acute vascular insufficiency of intestine | 557.0 | 6,682 | 4.99 | |
| Hemorrhage of rectum and anus | 569.3 | 6,911 | 5.16 | |
| Unspecified source | Hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract, unspecified | 578.9 | 35,592 | 26.57 |
| Occult blood in stool | 792.1 | 2,215 | 1.65 | |
| Blood in stool | 578.1 | 13,844 | 10.33 |