Reserved for future guideline expansion
K22.2
BookmarkEsophageal obstruction
Filed alongside this entry 61
under Stricture
- ampulla of Vater K83.1
- anus (sphincter) K62.4
- aorta (ascending) (congenital) Q25.1
- aqueduct of Sylvius (congenital) Q03.0
- artery I77.1
- bile duct (common) (hepatic) K83.1
- bladder N32.89
- brain G93.89
- bronchus J98.09
- cardia (stomach) K22.2
- cervix, cervical (canal) N88.2
- colostomy K94.03
- common (bile) duct K83.1
- digestive organs NEC, congenital Q45.8
- duodenum K31.5
- ear canal (external) (congenital) Q16.1
- ejaculatory duct N50.89
- enterostomy K94.13
- esophagus K22.2
- fallopian tube N97.1
- glottis J38.6
- hepatic duct K83.1
- hourglass, of stomach K31.2
- hymen N89.6
- hypopharynx J39.2
- ileum K56.699
- jejunum K56.699
- larynx J38.6
- myocardium, myocardial I51.5
- nares (anterior) (posterior) J34.89
- nasopharynx J39.2
- nose J34.89
- nostril (anterior) (posterior) J34.89
- osseous meatus (ear) (congenital) Q16.1
- pelviureteric junction (congenital) Q62.11
- penis, by foreign body T19.4
- pharynx J39.2
- prostate N42.89
- pylorus (hypertrophic) K31.1
- rectosigmoid K56.699
- rectum (sphincter) K62.4
- renal artery I70.1
- salivary duct or gland (any) K11.8
- spermatic cord N50.89
- stomach K31.89
- subaortic Q24.4
- subglottic J38.6
- syphilitic NEC A52.79
- trachea J39.8
- tracheostomy J95.03
- tunica vaginalis N50.89
- ureter (postoperative) N13.5
- ureteropelvic junction (congenital) Q62.11
- ureterovesical orifice N13.5
- urethra (organic) (spasmodic) N35.919
- uterus, uterine (synechiae) N85.6
- vas deferens N50.89
- vein I87.1
- vena cava (inferior) (superior) NEC I87.1
- vesicourethral orifice N32.0
- vulva (acquired) N90.5
Index entries, exactly as the book files them. This says they are listed together — not that any of them is documented in your chart.
Billable FY2027 2026-10-01 → 2027-09-30
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Exclusions11never code together
K00-K95chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes4
K22.2code
Inclusion terms
- Compression of esophagus
- Constriction of esophagus
- Stenosis of esophagus
- Stricture of esophagus
Official Guidelines1names this code
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, quoted in full. Published by CMS and NCHS; in the public domain.
Index entries leading here9
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- Stricture — see also Stenosis
- Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) — see also Stricture
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- esophagus K22.2
- Compression
- esophagus K22.2
- Constriction — see also Stricture
- esophagus K22.2
- Ring (s)
- Esophagostenosis K22.2
- Schatzki's ring (acquired) (esophagus) (lower) K22.2
Alongside this code9same parent — K22
K22.0 Achalasia of cardia K22.1 Ulcer of esophagus category K22.3 Perforation of esophagus K22.4 Dyskinesia of esophagus K22.5 Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired K22.6 Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome K22.7 Barrett's esophagus category K22.8 Other specified diseases of esophagus category K22.9 Disease of esophagus, unspecified
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.