Is K22.71 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K22.71 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K22.71 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 K22.71?

K22.71 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K22.71 (K22.7) and apply to it just the same.

K22.71

K22.71 — Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K22.71 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for barrett's esophagus with dysplasia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K22.71

These are not written on K22.71, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing K22.71 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on K22.7 — Barrett's esophagus

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K22.71

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of K22.71, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on K22 — Other diseases of esophagus

esophageal varices (I85.-)

Risk adjustment

K22.71 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 history

K22.71 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead K22.71

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K22.7. If K22.71 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

K22.70Barrett's esophagus without dysplasia

Questions about K22.71

Is K22.71 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K22.71 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K22.71 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 K22.71?: K22.71 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K22.71 (K22.7) and apply to it just the same.