Ulcer of esophagus

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

K22.10 Ulcer of esophagus without bleeding
K22.11 Ulcer of esophagus with bleeding

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Ulcer of esophagus

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from K22 Other diseases of esophagus

Excludes2 - not included here

esophageal varices (I85.-)

Inherited from the K20-K31 section Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)

Excludes2 - not included here

hiatus hernia (K44.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K22.0	Achalasia of cardia	Valid
K22.2	Esophageal obstruction	Valid
K22.3	Perforation of esophagus	Valid
K22.4	Dyskinesia of esophagus	Valid
K22.5	Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired	Valid
K22.6	Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome	Valid
K22.7	Barrett's esophagus	Not billable
K22.8	Other specified diseases of esophagus	Not billable
K22.9	Disease of esophagus, unspecified	Valid