ICD-10-CM Code K22.7
Barrett's esophagus
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 K22.7 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K22.7 that describes the diagnosis 'barrett's esophagus' in more detail.
- K22.7 Barrett's esophagus NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code K227 is used to code Barrett's esophagus
Barrett's esophagus (British English: Barrett's oesophagus), sometimes called Barrett syndrome, Barrett esophagus, or columnar epithelium lined lower oesophagus (CELLO), refers to an abnormal change (metaplasia) in the cells of the lower portion of the esophagus. It is characterized by the replacement of the normal stratified squamous epithelium lining of the esophagus by simple columnar epithelium with goblet cells (which are usually found lower in the gastrointestinal tract). The medical significance of Barrett's esophagus is its strong association (about 0.5% per patient-year) with esophageal adenocarcinoma, a very often deadly cancer, because of which it is considered to be a premalignant condition.
| Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
| MeSH Code: | D001471 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 530.85 |
Endoscopic image of Barrett's esophagus, which is the area of red mucosa projecting like a tongue. Biopsies showed intestinal metaplasia.
Coding Notes for K22.7 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Barrett's disease
- Barrett's syndrome
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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." - Barrett's ulcer - instead, use code K22.1
- Malignant neoplasm of esophagus - instead, use code C15.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K22.7 - Barrett's esophagus'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K22.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: K22 - Other diseases of esophagus