578.1 - Blood In Stool
The ICD 9 Code for Blood in stool is listed as 578.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 578.1 |
| Long Description: | Blood in stool |
| Short Description: | Blood in stool |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Other Diseases Of Digestive System (570-579) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Blood in feces symptom
Complaining of melena Feces: fresh blood present Hematochezia Melena Melena on examination of feces Occult blood in stools Stool flecked with blood |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K92.1 - Melena |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 578.1: | |
| 578.0 - Hematemesis | |
| 578.9 - Hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract, unspecified | |