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K22.8

K22.8: Other specified diseases of esophagus

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K22.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified diseases of esophagus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • esophageal varices (I85.-)
  • Paterson-Kelly syndrome (D50.1)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K22.8

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

Written on K22: Other diseases of esophagus

  • esophageal varices (I85.-)

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 K22.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under K22

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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