Reserved for future guideline expansion
K22.4
BookmarkDyskinesia of esophagus
Filed alongside this entry 13
under Dysphagia
- cervical R13.19
- functional (hysterical) F45.8
- hysterical F45.8
- nervous (hysterical) F45.8
- neurogenic R13.19
- oral phase R13.11
- oropharyngeal phase R13.12
- pharyngeal phase R13.13
- pharyngoesophageal phase R13.14
- psychogenic F45.8
- sideropenic D50.1
- spastica K22.4
- specified NEC R13.19
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 notes3
K22.4code
Inclusion terms
- Corkscrew esophagus
- Diffuse esophageal spasm
- Spasm 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 here12
- Syndrome — see also Disease
- Bársony (-Polgár) (-Teschendorf) syndrome (corkscrew esophagus) K22.4
- Corkscrew esophagus K22.4
- Curling esophagus K22.4
- Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- Disorder (of) — see also Disease
- Dyskinesia G24.9
- esophagus K22.4
- Dysphagia R13.10
- spastica K22.4
- Esophagismus K22.4
- Esophagospasm K22.4
- Spasm (s) , spastic, spasticity R25.2
- esophagus (diffuse) K22.4
- Nutcracker esophagus K22.4
Alongside this code9same parent — K22
K22.0 Achalasia of cardia K22.1 Ulcer of esophagus category K22.2 Esophageal obstruction K22.3 Perforation 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.