Other specified disease of esophagus

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2022 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.

FY2022 Added to the code set Other specified disease 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.-)

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.

Lump
Retained
Phagedena
Sloughing
Sphacelus
Mortification
Leukokeratosis
Dilated, dilation
Necrosis, necrotic
Pemphigus > gangrenous
Cellulitis > gangrenous
Dropsy, dropsical > gangrenous
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > gangrenous
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > skin > with gangrene
Esophagomalacia
Presbyesophagus
Cyst > esophagus
Ampulla > phrenic
Fistula > esophagus
Deviation > esophagus
Dilatation > esophagus
Laceration > esophagus
Leukoplakia > esophagus
Ampulla > lower esophagus
Fistula > esophagocutaneous
Dieulafoy lesion > esophagus
Necrosis, necrotic > esophagus
Deformity > esophagus > acquired
Paralysis, paralytic > esophagus
Atonia, atony, atonic > esophagus
Displacement, displaced > esophagus
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic > esophagus
Disease, diseased > esophagus > specified NEC
Insufficiency, insufficient > gastroesophageal

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K22.81	Esophageal polyp	Valid
K22.82	Esophagogastric junction polyp	Valid