ICD-10-CM › K00-K95 › K20-K31 › K22.8 Other specified diseases of esophagus › K22.81
K22.81
Esophageal polyp
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.
- FY2022 Added to the code set Esophageal polyp
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.
- Polyp, polypus > esophageal
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K22.82 | Esophagogastric junction polyp | Valid |
| K22.89 | Other specified disease of esophagus | Valid |