K22.2
BillableEsophageal obstruction
Esophageal obstruction
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Compression of esophagus
- Constriction of esophagus
- Stenosis of esophagus
- Stricture of esophagus
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- congenital stenosis or stricture of esophagus (Q39.3)
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
- Esophageal web19216006
- Oesophageal web19216006
- Esophageal body web22395006
- Oesophageal body web22395006
- Webbed esophagus22395006
- Webbed oesophagus22395006
- Compression of esophagus39392002
- Compression of oesophagus39392002
- Primary chronic pseudo-obstruction of gastrointestinal tract44516004
- Primary chronic pseudo-obstruction of esophagus52619009
- Primary chronic pseudo-obstruction of oesophagus52619009
- Esophageal stricture63305008
- Oesophageal stricture63305008
- Stricture of esophagus63305008
- Stricture of oesophagus63305008
- Acquired Schatzki's ring66889002
- Esophageal ring66889002
- LOMR - Lower esophageal mucosal ring66889002
- LOMR - Lower oesophageal mucosal ring66889002
- Lower esophageal mucosal ring66889002
- Lower oesophageal mucosal ring66889002
- Oesophageal ring66889002
- SR - Schatzki ring66889002
- Schatzki ring66889002
- Schatzki's ring66889002
- Terminal esophageal ring66889002
- Terminal esophageal web66889002
- Terminal oesophageal ring66889002
- Terminal oesophageal web66889002
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with stricture235596005
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with stricture235596005
- Peptic stricture of esophagus235596005
- Peptic stricture of oesophagus235596005
- Malignant esophageal stricture235615004
- Malignant oesophageal stricture235615004
- Benign esophageal stricture235616003
- Benign oesophageal stricture235616003
- Corrosive stricture of esophagus235618002
- Corrosive stricture of oesophagus235618002
- Drug-induced stricture of esophagus235619005
- Drug-induced stricture of oesophagus235619005
- Radiation-induced stricture of esophagus235620004
- Radiation-induced stricture of oesophagus235620004
- Stricture of esophagus caused by radiation235620004
- Stricture of oesophagus caused by radiation235620004
- Infective stricture of esophagus235621000
- Infective stricture of oesophagus235621000
- Esophageal web / ring235622007
- Oesophageal web / ring235622007
- Lower esophageal ring235623002
- Lower oesophageal ring235623002
- Lower esophageal muscular ring235625009
- Lower oesophageal muscular ring235625009
- Gastrointestinal anastomotic stricture236104004
- Stricture of anastomosis of gastrointestinal tract236104004
- Esophageal anastomotic stricture236105003
- Oesophageal anastomotic stricture236105003
- Obstruction of esophagus405247003
- Obstruction of oesophagus405247003
- Thoracic choke405248008
- Compression of trachea and esophagus co-occurrent and due to congenital anomaly of aortic arch724437007
- Compression of trachea and oesophagus co-occurrent and due to congenital anomaly of aortic arch724437007
- Tracheo-oesophageal compression syndrome724437007
- Tracheoesophageal compression syndrome724437007
- Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction895517007
- Oesophagogastric junction outflow obstruction895517007
- Lower esophageal stenosis due to erosive gastro-esophageal reflux disease1197662002
- Lower oesophageal stenosis due to erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease1197662002
- Stenosis of lower esophagus due to erosive gastro-esophageal reflux disease1197662002
- Stenosis of lower oesophagus due to erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease1197662002
- Compression of trachea1366717009
- Tracheal compression1366717009
UMLS
- Compression of esophagusC0267077
- Compression of esophagus (disorder)C0267077
- Compression of oesophagusC0267077
- Constriction of esophagusC1393788
- Esophageal ObstructionC0239296
- Esophageal obstructionC0239296
- Obstruction esophagusC0239296
- Obstruction oesophagusC0239296
- Obstruction of esophagusC0239296
- Obstruction of esophagus (disorder)C0239296
- Obstruction of oesophagusC0239296
- Oesophageal obstructionC0239296
- esophageal obstructionC0239296
- esophageal obstructionsC0239296
- esophagus obstructionC0239296
- esophagus obstructionsC0239296
- obstruction esophagusC0239296
- obstruction oesophagusC0239296
- oesophageal obstructionC0239296
- Esophageal StenosesC0014866
- Esophageal StenosisC0014866
- Esophageal stenosisC0014866
- Narrowing of the esophagusC0014866
- Narrowing of the oesophagusC0014866
- Oesophageal stenosisC0014866
- Stenosis esophagealC0014866
- Stenosis oesophagealC0014866
- Stenosis of esophagusC0014866
- Stenosis, EsophagealC0014866
- Esophageal StrictureC4551650
- Esophageal strictureC4551650
- Esophageal stricturesC4551650
- Narrowing of esophagus due to inflammation and scar tissueC4551650
- Narrowing of oesophagus due to inflammation and scar tissueC4551650
- Oesophageal strictureC4551650
- Stricture esophagusC4551650
- Stricture oesophagusC4551650
- Stricture of esophagusC4551650
- Stricture of esophagus (disorder)C4551650
- Stricture of oesophagusC4551650
- Stricture, EsophagealC4551650
- esophageal stenosisC4551650
- esophageal strictureC4551650
- esophageal stricturesC4551650
- esophagus stenosisC4551650
- esophagus strictureC4551650
- esophagus stricturesC4551650
- oesophageal strictureC4551650
- oesophagus stenosisC4551650
- oesophagus stricturesC4551650
- stenosis esophagealC4551650
- stenosis oesophagusC4551650
- stenosis of esophagusC4551650
- stricture esophagusC4551650
- stricture oesophagusC4551650
- stricture of esophagusC4551650
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K22.2?
ICD-10-CM code K22.2 represents "Esophageal obstruction". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K22.2 a billable code?
Yes, K22.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K22.2 in?
K22.2 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K22.2?
K22.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital stenosis or stricture of esophagus (Q39.3).
What SNOMED CT codes does K22.2 map to?
K22.2 maps to 25 SNOMED CT concepts: 66889002, 235616003, 39392002, 1366717009, 724437007, and 20 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K22.2?
K22.2 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0267077, C1393788, C0239296, C0014866, C4551650. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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