Diagnosis Code

K22.2 ESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K22.2

Short Description: Esophageal obstruction

Long Description: Esophageal obstruction

The code K22.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)
      • Other diseases of esophagus (K22)
        • K22.2 Esophageal obstruction

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Benign esophageal stricture
  • Compression of esophagus
  • Compression of esophagus
  • Compression of trachea and esophagus co-occurrent and due to congenital anomaly of aortic arch
  • Corrosive stricture of esophagus
  • Drug-induced stricture of esophagus
  • Esophageal anastomotic stricture
  • Esophageal body web
  • Esophageal web
  • Esophageal web / ring
  • Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction
  • Infective stricture of esophagus
  • Lower esophageal muscular ring
  • Lower esophageal ring
  • Lower esophageal stenosis due to erosive gastro-esophageal reflux disease
  • Malignant esophageal stricture
  • Obstruction of esophagus
  • Peptic stricture of esophagus
  • Primary chronic pseudo-obstruction of esophagus
  • Primary chronic pseudo-obstruction of gastrointestinal tract
  • Radiation-induced stricture of esophagus
  • Stricture of anastomosis of gastrointestinal tract
  • Stricture of esophagus
  • Stricture of esophagus
  • Stricture of esophagus
  • Stricture of esophagus
  • Stricture of esophagus
  • Terminal esophageal web
  • Thoracic choke

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K22.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K22.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Compression of esophagus
    • Constriction of esophagus
    • Stenosis of esophagus
    • Stricture of esophagus
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • congenital stenosis or stricture of esophagus (@Q39.3*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K22.2 Right Arrow 530.3 Esophageal stricture

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
K22 Other diseases of esophagus
K22.0 Achalasia of cardia
K22.1 Ulcer of esophagus
K22.10 Ulcer of esophagus without bleeding
K22.11 Ulcer of esophagus with bleeding
K22.3 Perforation of esophagus
K22.4 Dyskinesia of esophagus
K22.5 Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired
K22.6 Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
K22.7 Barrett's esophagus
K22.70 Barrett's esophagus without dysplasia
K22.71 Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia
K22.710 Barrett's esophagus with low grade dysplasia
K22.711 Barrett's esophagus with high grade dysplasia
K22.719 Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia, unspecified
K22.8 Other specified diseases of esophagus
K22.81 Esophageal polyp
K22.82 Esophagogastric junction polyp
K22.89 Other specified disease of esophagus
K22.9 Disease of esophagus, unspecified


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