Is K22.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K22.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K22.9 sit in the tabular list?

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

K22.9

K22.9 — Disease of esophagus, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K22.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disease of esophagus, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K22.9

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of K22.9, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on K22 — Other diseases of esophagus

esophageal varices (I85.-)

Risk adjustment

K22.9 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.

How K22.9 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 K22.9.

Disease, diseased›esophagus
Disorder›esophagus

Code history

K22.9 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. If K22.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K22.9

Is K22.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K22.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K22.9 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31).