Is K22.710 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K22.710 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K22.710 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 K22.710?

K22.710 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 K22.710 (K22.7) and apply to it just the same.

K22.710

K22.710 — Barrett's esophagus with low grade dysplasia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K22.710 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for barrett's esophagus with low grade dysplasia. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K22.710

These are not written on K22.710, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing K22.710 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 K22.710

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of K22.710, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on K22 — Other diseases of esophagus

esophageal varices (I85.-)

Risk adjustment

K22.710 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.

Medicare coverage

K22.710 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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

How K22.710 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K22.710.

Barrett's›esophagus›with dysplasia›low grade

Code history

K22.710 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K22.71. If K22.710 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K22.710

Is K22.710 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K22.710 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K22.710 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 K22.710?: K22.710 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 K22.710 (K22.7) and apply to it just the same.