K22.10
K22.10: Ulcer of esophagus without bleeding
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K22.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ulcer of esophagus without bleeding. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K22.10 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Ulcer of esophagus NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K22.10
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K22.10
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
K22.10 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Barrett's›ulcer
- Erosion›esophagus
- Esophagitis›ulcerative
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›Barrett's(esophagus)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›cardia
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›cardioesophageal(peptic)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›esophagus(peptic)
- Barrett's›ulcer›without bleeding
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›esophagus›fungal
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›esophagus›infective
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›peptic›esophagus
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›esophagus›due to›aspirin
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.