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- K22.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K22.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K22.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 K22.2 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K22.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
- 392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
Applicable To
- Compression of esophagus
- Constriction of esophagus
- Stenosis of esophagus
- Stricture of esophagus
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital stenosis or stricture of esophagus (Q39.3)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K22.2:
- esophagus > Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- esophagus > Compression
- esophagus > Constriction
- cardia > Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- esophagus > Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- esophageal, lower (muscular) > Ring (s)
- Schatzki\’s (esophagus) (lower) > Ring (s)
- cardia (stomach) > Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial)
- esophagus > Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial)
- cardia (stomach) > Stricture
- cardiac > Stricture
- orifice (stomach) > cardiac K22.2
- esophagus > Stricture