K20.90
BillableEsophagitis, unspecified without bleeding
Esophagitis, unspecified without bleeding
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Esophagitis NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- hiatus hernia (K44.-)
- eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis (K52.81)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Postoperative esophagitis3482005
- Postoperative oesophagitis3482005
- Pill esophagitis caused by tetracycline12777009
- Pill oesophagitis caused by tetracycline12777009
- Pill esophagitis13504006
- Pill oesophagitis13504006
- Esophagitis16761005
- Oesophagitis16761005
- Gastro-oesophagitis35023000
- Gastroesophagitis35023000
- Chemical esophagitis36151004
- Chemical oesophagitis36151004
- Corrosive esophagitis36151004
- Corrosive oesophagitis36151004
- Drug-induced esophagitis47753002
- Drug-induced oesophagitis47753002
- Esophagitis medicamentosa47753002
- Oesophagitis medicamentosa47753002
- Regurgitant esophagitis53771000
- Regurgitant oesophagitis53771000
- Pill esophagitis caused by quinidine60454001
- Pill oesophagitis caused by quinidine60454001
- Pill esophagitis caused by potassium chloride65941003
- Pill oesophagitis caused by potassium chloride65941003
- Gangrenous esophagitis196601009
- Gangrenous oesophagitis196601009
- Phlegmonous esophagitis196602002
- Phlegmonous oesophagitis196602002
- Barrett esophagus with esophagitis235597001
- Barrett oesophagus with oesophagitis235597001
- Barrett's esophagus with esophagitis235597001
- Barrett's oesophagus with oesophagitis235597001
- Non-reflux esophagitis235598006
- Non-reflux oesophagitis235598006
- Infective esophagitis235600000
- Infective oesophagitis235600000
- Bacterial esophagitis235601001
- Bacterial oesophagitis235601001
- Fungal esophagitis235602008
- Fungal oesophagitis235602008
- Viral esophagitis235603003
- Viral oesophagitis235603003
- Protozoal esophagitis235604009
- Protozoal oesophagitis235604009
- Nasogastric tube esophagitis235606006
- Nasogastric tube oesophagitis235606006
- Phlegmonous enteritis235706001
- Phlegmonous enteritis of gastrointestinal tract235706001
- BO - Barrett's oesophagus302914006
- Barrett esophagus302914006
- Barrett's esophagus302914006
- Barrett's oesophagus302914006
- Barrett's syndrome302914006
- Barretts esophagus302914006
- CELLO - Columnar epithelial-lined lower esophagus302914006
- CELLO - Columnar epithelial-lined lower oesophagus302914006
- CLE - Columnar-lined esophagus302914006
- CLE - Columnar-lined oesophagus302914006
- Columnar epithelial-lined lower esophagus302914006
- Columnar epithelial-lined lower oesophagus302914006
- Columnar-lined esophagus302914006
- Columnar-lined oesophagus302914006
- Gastric metaplasia of esophagus302914006
- Gastric metaplasia of oesophagus302914006
- Acute esophagitis409656006
- Acute oesophagitis409656006
- Chronic esophagitis409657002
- Chronic oesophagitis409657002
- Esophagitis grade I413225008
- Oesophagitis grade I413225008
- Esophagitis grade II413226009
- Oesophagitis grade II413226009
- Esophagitis grade III413227000
- Oesophagitis grade III413227000
- Esophagitis grade IV413228005
- Oesophagitis grade IV413228005
- Chemotherapy-induced esophagitis430328004
- Chemotherapy-induced oesophagitis430328004
- Esophagitis due to chemotherapy430328004
- Inflammation of esophagus due to chemotherapy430328004
- Inflammation of oesophagus due to chemotherapy430328004
- Oesophagitis due to chemotherapy430328004
- Cytomegalovirus esophagitis713045003
- Cytomegalovirus oesophagitis713045003
- Esophagitis caused by Cytomegalovirus713045003
- Oesophagitis caused by Cytomegalovirus713045003
- Gastrointestinal infection caused by non-tuberculous Mycobacterium733164001
- Gastrointestinal non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection733164001
- Esophagitis due to human immunodeficiency virus disease860872005
- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) esophagitis860872005
- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) oesophagitis860872005
- Oesophagitis due to human immunodeficiency virus disease860872005
- Esophagitis due to sarcoidosis1144951005
- Oesophagitis due to sarcoidosis1144951005
- Esophagitis caused by Mycobacterium1163555005
- Mycobacterial esophagitis1163555005
- Mycobacterial oesophagitis1163555005
- Oesophagitis caused by Mycobacterium1163555005
- Esophagitis caused by non-tuberculous Mycobacterium1177037005
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial esophagitis1177037005
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial oesophagitis1177037005
- Oesophagitis caused by non-tuberculous Mycobacterium1177037005
- Aspergillus esophagitis1177039008
- Aspergillus oesophagitis1177039008
- Esophagitis caused by Aspergillus1177039008
- Oesophagitis caused by Aspergillus1177039008
UMLS
- Esophageal inflammationC0014868
- EsophagitidesC0014868
- EsophagitisC0014868
- Esophagitis (disorder)C0014868
- Esophagitis NOSC0014868
- Esophagitis, unspecifiedC0014868
- Inflammation of the esophagusC0014868
- Inflammation of the oesophagusC0014868
- Oesophageal inflammationC0014868
- OesophagitisC0014868
- Oesophagitis NOSC0014868
- Oesophagitis, unspecifiedC0014868
- esophagitisC0014868
- esophagus inflammationC0014868
- oesophagitisC0014868
- Esophagitis, unspecified without bleedingC5384728
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for esophagitis, unspecified without bleeding?
The ICD-10-CM code for esophagitis, unspecified without bleeding is K20.90. The full clinical description is "Esophagitis, unspecified without bleeding". K20.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K20.90 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K20.90 represents "Esophagitis, unspecified without bleeding". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K20.90 a billable code?
Yes, K20.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K20.90 in?
K20.90 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K20.90?
K20.90 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: erosion of esophagus (K22.1-); esophagitis with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (K21.0-); reflux esophagitis (K21.0-); and 1 more.
Are additional codes required with K20.90?
Yes, when using K20.90 you should also code: code to identify:; alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does K20.90 map to?
K20.90 maps to 36 SNOMED CT concepts: 409656006, 1177039008, 302914006, 235601001, 235597001, and 31 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K20.90?
K20.90 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0014868, C5384728. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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