Gastroparesis is a disease related to stomach and its’ also known as delayed gastric emptying. It is a disorder and due to Gastroparesis slows or stops the movement of food from stomach to small intestine and sometimes even there is no blockage in the stomach or intestines. As per WHO (World Health Organization) icd 10 Gastroparesis is K31. 84 and other related codes also given in below table
Gastroparesis is occurred by the nerve injury and including damage of vagus nerve. In its normal state, the vagus nerve contracts (tightens) your stomach muscles to help move food through your digestive tract. In cases of gastroparesis, diabetes damages your vagus nerve. This prevents the muscles of your stomach and intestine from working properly, which keeps food from moving from your stomach to your intestines
In some cases Gastroparesis known as a partial paralysis of the stomach, in this disease stomach cannot empty itself of food in a normal conditions. In Gastroparesis damaged nerves and muscles and don’t function with their normal strength and coordination so slowing the movement of contents through your digestive system.
Gastroparesis is a common in people who’ve had diabetes from long time. Diabetes damages vagus nerve and prevents the muscles of your stomach and intestine from working properly, which keeps food from moving from your stomach to intestines.
Gastroparesis may also occur in other conditions as well. People without diabetes, the Gastroparesis condition may relate to acid reflux.
ICD 10 gastroparesis :
ICD10 gastroparesis code is K31. 84 is a medical classification as listed by WHO. The other related ICD 10 codes are as mentioned below
| ICD Codes | Description |
| K31.4 | Gastric diverticulum |
| K31.5 | Obstruction of duodenum |
| K31.6 | Fistula of stomach and duodenum |
| K31.7 | Polyp of stomach and duodenum |
| K31.8 | Other specified diseases of stomach and duodenum |
| K31.81 | Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum |
| K31.811 | With bleeding |
| K31.819 | Without bleeding |
| K31.82 | Dieulafoy lesion (hemorrhagic) of stomach and duodenum |
| K31.83 | Achlorhydria |
| K31.84 | Gastroparesis |
| K31.89 | Other diseases of stomach and duodenum |
| K31.9 | Disease of stomach and duodenum, Non-specified |
| K31.A | Gastric intestinal metaplasia |
| K31.A0 | Non Specified |
| K31.A1 | Gastric intestinal metaplasia without dysplasia |
| K31.A11 | Involving the antrum |
| K31.A12 | Involving the body (corpus) |
| K31.A13 | Involving the fundus |
| K31.A14 | Involving the cardia |
| K31.A15 | Involving multiple sites |
Symptoms of Gastroparesis:
The symptoms of gastroparesis mentioned as below:
- Heartburn
- Abdominal bloating
- Vomiting due to undigested food.
- Early satiety (feeling full quickly when eating).
- Chronic abdominal pain.
- Poor appetite
- weight loss.
- Mismanagement of blood sugar
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