Diagnosis Code

K20.9 ESOPHAGITIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K20.9

Short Description: Esophagitis, unspecified

Long Description: Esophagitis, unspecified

The code K20.9 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)
      • Esophagitis (K20)
        • K20.9 Esophagitis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K20.9 Right Arrow 530.10 Esophagitis, unspecified
530.12 Acute esophagitis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K20 Esophagitis
K20.0 Eosinophilic esophagitis
K20.8 Other esophagitis
K20.80 Other esophagitis without bleeding
K20.81 Other esophagitis with bleeding
K20.90 Esophagitis, unspecified without bleeding
K20.91 Esophagitis, unspecified with bleeding


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023