(531.91)

Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without mention of hemorrhage or perforation, with obstruction (531.91)

ICD-9 code 531.91 for Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without mention of hemorrhage or perforation, with obstruction is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM (530-539).

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