K21.00
BillableGastro-esophageal reflux dis with esophagitis, without bleed
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, without bleeding
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Reflux esophagitis
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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •hiatus herniaK44
Related Conditions
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(70)
SNOMED CT
- Alkaline reflux disease1027000
- Alkaline reflux esophagitis1027000
- Alkaline reflux oesophagitis1027000
- Biliary esophagitis1027000
- Biliary oesophagitis1027000
- Esophagogastric ulcer10699001
- Oesophagogastric ulcer10699001
- Gastro-oesophagitis35023000
- Gastroesophagitis35023000
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with ulceration245754007
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with ulceration245754007
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with ulceration245754007
- Esophageal reflux with esophagitis266433003
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis266433003
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with oesophagitis266433003
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitis266433003
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with oesophagitis266433003
- Oesophageal reflux with oesophagitis266433003
- Peptic esophagitis266433003
- Peptic oesophagitis266433003
- Reflux esophagitis266433003
- Reflux oesophagitis266433003
- 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
UMLS
- Esophageal reflux with esophagitisC0677659
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitisC0677659
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with oesophagitisC0677659
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitisC0677659
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitis (disorder)C0677659
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with oesophagitisC0677659
- Oesophageal reflux with oesophagitisC0677659
- Peptic esophagitisC0677659
- Peptic oesophagitisC0677659
- Reflux esophagitisC0677659
- Reflux oesophagitisC0677659
- esophagitis refluxingC0677659
- reflux esophagitisC0677659
- reflux oesophagitisC0677659
- Gastro-esophageal reflux dis with esophagitis, without bleedC5384730
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, without bleedingC5384730
Clinical Terms
- Oesophagogastric ulcer
- Stenosis of lower oesophagus due to erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Biliary oesophagitis
- Gastroesophagitis
- esophagitis refluxing
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitis (disorder)
- Reflux oesophagitis
- Stenosis of lower esophagus due to erosive gastro-esophageal reflux disease
- Alkaline reflux disease
- Lower esophageal stenosis due to erosive gastro-esophageal reflux disease
- Reflux esophagitis
- Biliary esophagitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with ulceration
- Peptic oesophagitis
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with oesophagitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with oesophagitis
- Peptic esophagitis
- Esophageal reflux with esophagitis
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with ulceration
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with ulceration
- Oesophageal reflux with oesophagitis
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis
- Alkaline reflux oesophagitis
- Alkaline reflux esophagitis
- Lower oesophageal stenosis due to erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Esophagogastric ulcer
- Gastro-oesophagitis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for gastro-esophageal reflux dis with esophagitis, without bleed?
The ICD-10-CM code for gastro-esophageal reflux dis with esophagitis, without bleed is K21.00. The full clinical description is "Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, without bleeding". K21.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K21.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K21.00 represents “Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, 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 K21.00 a billable code?
Yes, K21.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K21.00 in?
K21.00 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K21.00?
K21.00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: newborn esophageal reflux (P78.83).
What SNOMED CT codes does K21.00 map to?
K21.00 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 1027000, 266433003, 10699001, 245754007, 35023000, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K21.00?
K21.00 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0677659, C5384730. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does K21.00 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like gastro-esophageal reflux dis with esophagitis, without bleed affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of K21.00?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for K21.00 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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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.