K22.7

K22.7: Barrett's esophagus

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K22.7 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for barrett's esophagus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

Barrett's ulcer (K22.1)
malignant neoplasm of esophagus (C15.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Barrett's disease
Barrett's syndrome

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K22.7

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K22: Other diseases of esophagus

esophageal varices (I85.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with K22.7

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K22.1Ulcer of esophagus

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 K22.7

2 child codes. Green means billable.