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Diagnosis Code

K22.6 GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL LACERATION-HEMORRHAGE SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K22.6

Short Description: Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome

Long Description: Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome

The code K22.6 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)
        • K22.6 Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Esophageal bleeding
  • Laceration of esophagus
  • Laceration of esophagus
  • Laceration of stomach
  • Laceration of stomach
  • Mallory-Weiss syndrome
  • Mallory-Weiss tear
  • Serosal tear of esophagus
  • Serosal tear of esophagus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K22.6 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Major Esophageal Disorders With Mcc (368)
  • Major Esophageal Disorders With Cc (369)
  • Major Esophageal Disorders Without Cc/mcc (370)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K22.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Mallory-Weiss syndrome

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K22.6 Right Arrow 530.7 Mallory-weiss syndrome

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
K22.2 Esophageal obstruction
K22.3 Perforation of esophagus
K22.4 Dyskinesia of esophagus
K22.5 Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired
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

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