K20.81
K20.81: Other esophagitis with bleeding
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K20.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other esophagitis with bleeding. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K20.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above K20.81
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K20.81
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
K20.81 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
- Esophagitis›specified NEC›with bleeding
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.