K20.80
K20.80: Other esophagitis without bleeding
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K20.80 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other esophagitis without bleeding. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K20.80 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Abscess of esophagus
- Other esophagitis NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K20.80
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K20.80
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K20.80 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52421Billing and Coding: Ibandronate Sodium
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abscess›esophagus
- Esophagitis›specified NEC(without bleeding)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.