K25.0: Gastric ulcer Acute with haemorrhage
You have a deep wound in the stomach.
The inside of the stomach is lined with mucous membrane. Your gastric mucous membrane is severely damaged in one place. As a result, a deep wound has formed in your gastric mucous membrane. There is bleeding from the wound.
There are many reasons for a wound in the stomach. For example, the mucous membrane may be damaged by too much gastric acid, pathogens or specific drugs.
Because of the wound, you may have pain in your stomach. It is also possible to feel nauseated and your stomach may feel unpleasantly full. You may feel exhausted. Sometimes you can also have no symptoms at all.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
