Is K22.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K22.7 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K22.7 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31).

What cannot be coded together with K22.7?

K22.7 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

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

Other codes that can never be billed with K22.7

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at K22.7. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading K22.7 alone.

K22.1Ulcer of esophagus

Risk adjustment

K22.7 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead K22.7

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K22. If K22.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K22.7

Is K22.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K22.7 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K22.7 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31).
What cannot be coded together with K22.7?: K22.7 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.