Other specified diseases of esophagus
Non-billable header
K22.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- esophageal varices (I85.-)
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome (D50.1)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K22)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K22)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K22)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K22)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K22)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K22)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K22)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K22)
- hiatus hernia (K44.-) (from K22)
- esophageal varices (I85.-) (from K22)
Parent code
- K22Other diseases of esophagusHeader
More specific codes K22.8
Related codes
- K22.0Achalasia of cardiaBillable
- K22.1Ulcer of esophagusHeader
- K22.2Esophageal obstructionBillable
- K22.3Perforation of esophagusBillable
- K22.4Dyskinesia of esophagusBillable
- K22.5Diverticulum of esophagus, acquiredBillable
- K22.6Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndromeBillable
- K22.7Barrett's esophagusHeader
- K22.9Disease of esophagus, unspecifiedBillable