Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

K22

K22.1 Ulcer of esophagus

Not billable (header)Chapter 11

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Codes under this one

  • K22.10 Ulcer of esophagus without bleeding
  • K22.11 Ulcer of esophagus with bleeding

Instructional notes

Chapter 11

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • 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)

Section K20-K31

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

K22

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • esophageal varices (I85.-)

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
Code firstSequence the underlying condition first.
  • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use additional codeAdd a second code for the full picture.
  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
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

Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system · K20-K31 Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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