ICD-10-CM Code K21
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code K21 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K21 that describes the diagnosis 'gastro-esophageal reflux disease' in more detail.
- K21 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code K21 is used to code Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), gastric reflux disease, acid reflux disease, or reflux (in babies and young children) is a chronic condition of mucosal damage caused by stomach acid coming up from the stomach into the esophagus (chronic reflux). Occasional reflux causes heartburn, but chronic reflux leads to reflux esophagitis, GERD, and sometimes Barrett esophagus.
| Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
| MeSH Code: | D005764 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 530.81 |
X-ray showing radiocontrast agent injected into the stomach entering the esophagus due to severe reflux
Coding Notes for K21 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Newborn esophageal reflux - instead, use code P78.83
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K21 - Gastro-esophageal reflux disease'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.