ICD-10-CM › K00-K95 › K20-K31 › K22 Other diseases of esophagus › K22.7
Barrett's 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.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Barrett's esophagus
- FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
- FY2012 Returned to the draft draft
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.-)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Metaplasia > esophagus
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K22.0 | Achalasia of cardia | Valid |
| K22.1 | Ulcer of esophagus | Not billable |
| 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 |
| K22.8 | Other specified diseases of esophagus | Not billable |
| K22.9 | Disease of esophagus, unspecified | Valid |