K22.9
Disease of esophagus, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 10 never 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
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 9 same parent — K22
K22.0 Achalasia of cardia K22.1 Ulcer of esophagus category K22.2 Esophageal obstruction 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
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.