I85.0
I85.0: Esophageal varices
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I85.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for esophageal varices. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Idiopathic esophageal varices
- Primary esophageal varices
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead I85.0
2 child codes. Green means billable.