530.81 ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 530.81

Short Description: Esophageal reflux

Long Description: Esophageal reflux

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Diseases of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (530-539)
      • 530 Diseases of esophagus
        • 530.81 Esophageal reflux

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 530.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Cardiochalasia 530.81
  • Chalasia (cardiac sphincter) 530.81
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) 530.81
  • GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) 530.81
  • Reflux 530.81
    • acid 530.81
    • esophageal 530.81
      • with esophagitis 530.11
    • esophagitis 530.11
    • gastroesophageal 530.81
    • mitral - see Insufficiency, mitral
    • ureteral - see Reflux, vesicoureteral
    • vesicoureteral 593.70
      • with
        • reflux nephropathy 593.73
          • bilateral 593.72
          • unilateral 593.71

Crosswalk Information

The code 530.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
530.81 Right Arrow K21.9 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease without esophagitis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
530.0 Achalasia and cardiospasm
530.10 Esophagitis, unspecified
530.11 Reflux esophagitis
530.12 Acute esophagitis
530.13 Eosinophilic esophagitis
530.19 Other esophagitis
530.20 Ulcer of esophagus without bleeding
530.21 Ulcer of esophagus with bleeding
530.3 Stricture and stenosis of esophagus
530.4 Perforation of esophagus
530.5 Dyskinesia of esophagus
530.6 Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired
530.7 Gastroesophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
530.82 Esophageal hemorrhage
530.83 Esophageal leukoplakia
530.84 Tracheoesophageal fistula
530.85 Barrett's esophagus
530.86 Infection of esophagostomy
530.87 Mechanical complication of esophagostomy
530.89 Other specified disorders of esophagus
530.9 Unspecified disorder of esophagus


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