K22.1Non-billable
Ulcer of esophagus
Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system
Inclusion Terms
7 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Barrett's ulcer
- •Erosion of esophagus
- •Fungal ulcer of esophagus
- •Peptic ulcer of esophagus
- •Ulcer of esophagus due to ingestion of chemicals
- •Ulcer of esophagus due to ingestion of drugs and medicaments
- •Ulcerative esophagitis
Excludes1
1 item
Excludes1
- •Barrett's esophagus (K22.7-)
Code First
1 item
Code First
- •poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
- •code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Coding Guidance
K22.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
9 items
Excludes2
From K00-K95:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)