K22.0
BillableAchalasia of cardia
Achalasia of cardia
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Achalasia NOS
- Cardiospasm
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- congenital cardiospasm (Q39.5)
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.-)
- esophageal varices (I85.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Absent peristalsis22114000
- Achalasia-addisonian syndrome45414006
- Alacrimia-achalasia-addisonianism45414006
- Allgrove syndrome45414006
- Glucocorticoid deficiency with achalasia45414006
- Triple A syndrome45414006
- Achalasia of cardia45564002
- Achalasia of esophagus45564002
- Achalasia of oesophagus45564002
- Cardiospasm45564002
- Lack of reflex relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter45564002
- Lack of reflex relaxation of lower oesophageal sphincter45564002
- Achalasia48531003
- Moyamoya disease69116000
- Aperistalsis of esophagus69686006
- Aperistalsis of oesophagus69686006
- Loss of peristalsis of esophagus69686006
- Loss of peristalsis of oesophagus69686006
- Megaesophagus70667005
- Megaoesophagus70667005
- Hypertensive spasm of cardiac sphincter77293007
- Hypertensive spasm of lower esophageal sphincter77293007
- Hypertensive spasm of lower oesophageal sphincter77293007
- Dilatation of esophagus78974003
- Dilatation of oesophagus78974003
- RTH (resistance to thyroid hormone) syndrome237559000
- Resistance to TH (thyroid hormone) syndrome237559000
- Resistance to thyroid hormone syndrome237559000
- Thyroid hormone resistance237559000
- Thyroid hormone resistance syndrome237559000
- Pituitary thyroid hormone resistance360348000
- Primary adrenocortical insufficiency373662000
- Primary hypoadrenalism373662000
- Congenital achalasia of esophagus700283004
- Congenital achalasia of oesophagus700283004
- Achalasia cardia715192004
- Idiopathic achalasia715192004
- Idiopathic achalasia of esophagus715192004
- Idiopathic achalasia of oesophagus715192004
- Primary achalasia715192004
- Idiopathic megaesophagus717842002
- Idiopathic megaoesophagus717842002
- Disorder of esophageal peristalsis717845000
- Disorder of oesophageal peristalsis717845000
- Moyamoya disease with early onset achalasia718551002
- ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) resistance syndrome1156181008
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone insensitivity1156181008
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone resistance syndrome1156181008
- Adrenocorticotropin resistance syndrome1156181008
- Achalasia due to Chagas disease1163090009
- Achalasia in Chagas disease1163090009
- Acquired achalasia of esophagus5021000119108
- Acquired achalasia of oesophagus5021000119108
UMLS
- AchalasiaC0014848
- Achalasia CardiaC0014848
- Achalasia cardiaeC0014848
- Achalasia esophagealC0014848
- Achalasia oesophagealC0014848
- Achalasia of CardiaC0014848
- Achalasia of cardiaC0014848
- Achalasia of esophagusC0014848
- Achalasia of esophagus (disorder)C0014848
- Achalasia of oesophagusC0014848
- Achalasia of the esophagusC0014848
- Achalasia of the oesophagusC0014848
- Achalasia, EsophagealC0014848
- AchalasiasC0014848
- Achalasias, EsophagealC0014848
- CardiospasmC0014848
- CardiospasmsC0014848
- Esophageal AchalasiaC0014848
- Esophageal AchalasiasC0014848
- Esophageal achalasiaC0014848
- Esophagus achalasia ofC0014848
- Lack of reflex relaxation of lower esophageal sphincterC0014848
- Lack of reflex relaxation of lower oesophageal sphincterC0014848
- Oesophageal achalasiaC0014848
- Oesophagus achalasia ofC0014848
- achalasiaC0014848
- achalasia cardiaC0014848
- achalasia cardiospasmC0014848
- achalasia esophagusC0014848
- achalasia of esophagusC0014848
- cardiospasmC0014848
- cardiospasmsC0014848
- esophageal achalasiaC0014848
- esophagus achalasiaC0014848
- Achalasia (finding)C1321756
- Achalasia NOSC1321756
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for achalasia of cardia?
The ICD-10-CM code for achalasia of cardia is K22.0. The full clinical description is "Achalasia of cardia". K22.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K22.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K22.0 represents "Achalasia of cardia". 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 K22.0 a billable code?
Yes, K22.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K22.0 in?
K22.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K22.0?
K22.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital cardiospasm (Q39.5).
What SNOMED CT codes does K22.0 map to?
K22.0 maps to 20 SNOMED CT concepts: 718551002, 1156181008, 22114000, 48531003, 715192004, and 15 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K22.0?
K22.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0014848, C1321756. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.