K22.4
BillableDyskinesia of esophagus
Dyskinesia of esophagus
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Corkscrew esophagus
- Diffuse esophageal spasm
- Spasm of esophagus
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
- •esophageal varicesI85
Related Codes(9)
K22.0Achalasia of cardia
K22.1Ulcer of esophagus
K22.2Esophageal obstruction
K22.3Perforation of esophagus
K22.5Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired
K22.6Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
K22.7Barrett's esophagus
K22.8Other specified diseases of esophagus
K22.9Disease of esophagus, unspecified
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(254)
SNOMED CT
- Spastic disorder of smooth muscle segment of esophagus45067001
- Spastic disorder of smooth muscle segment of oesophagus45067001
- Diffuse spasm51942003
- Hypertensive spasm of cardiac sphincter77293007
- Hypertensive spasm of lower esophageal sphincter77293007
- Hypertensive spasm of lower oesophageal sphincter77293007
- Barsony-Teschendorf syndrome79962008
- Corkscrew esophagus79962008
- Corkscrew oesophagus79962008
- Curling esophagus79962008
- Curling oesophagus79962008
- Curling of esophagus79962008
- Curling of oesophagus79962008
- DOS - Diffuse esophageal spasm79962008
- DOS - Diffuse oesophageal spasm79962008
- Diffuse esophageal spasm79962008
- Diffuse oesophageal spasm79962008
- Diffuse spasm of esophagus79962008
- Diffuse spasm of oesophagus79962008
- Dyskinesia of esophagus79962008
- Dyskinesia of oesophagus79962008
- ES - Esophageal spasm79962008
- ES - Oesophageal spasm79962008
- Esophageal motility disorder79962008
- Esophageal motor disorder79962008
- Esophageal spasm79962008
- Esophagism79962008
- Esophagospasm79962008
- OS - Oesophageal spasm79962008
- Oesophageal motility disorder79962008
- Oesophageal motor disorder79962008
- Oesophageal spasm79962008
- Oesophagism79962008
- Oesophagospasm79962008
- Pseudo-obstruction of the esophagus79962008
- Pseudo-obstruction of the oesophagus79962008
- Rosary bead esophagus79962008
- Rosary bead oesophagus79962008
- Spasm of esophagus79962008
- Spasm of oesophagus79962008
- NO - Nutcracker esophagus235628006
- NO - Nutcracker oesophagus235628006
- Nutcracker esophagus235628006
- Nutcracker oesophagus235628006
- Supersqueeze esophagus235628006
- Supersqueeze oesophagus235628006
- Symptomatic esophageal peristalsis235628006
- Symptomatic oesophageal peristalsis235628006
- Nonspecific esophageal motility disorder235629003
- Nonspecific oesophageal motility disorder235629003
- Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter235630008
- Hypertensive lower oesophageal sphincter235630008
- Palato-esophageal incoordination235635003
- Palato-oesophageal incoordination235635003
- Palatoesophageal incoordination235635003
- Esophageal dysmotility266434009
- Oesophageal dysmotility266434009
- Esophageal dysmotility due to systemic disease733146008
- Oesophageal dysmotility due to systemic disease733146008
- Secondary motility disorder of esophagus733146008
- Secondary motility disorder of oesophagus733146008
- Esophageal dysmotility following bariatric surgery1162579000
- Oesophageal dysmotility following bariatric surgery1162579000
- Complication following bariatric surgery1359716004
- Postoperative complication of bariatric surgery1359716004
UMLS
- Corkscrew esophagusC1442915
- Corkscrew oesophagusC1442915
- Curling esophagusC1442915
- Curling oesophagusC1442915
- Curling of esophagusC1442915
- Curling of oesophagusC1442915
- Rosary bead esophagusC1442915
- Rosary bead oesophagusC1442915
- corkscrew esophagusC1442915
- DOS - Diffuse esophageal spasmC0014863
- DOS - Diffuse oesophageal spasmC0014863
- Diffuse Esophageal SpasmC0014863
- Diffuse Esophageal SpasmsC0014863
- Diffuse esophageal spasmC0014863
- Diffuse oesophageal spasmC0014863
- Diffuse spasm of esophagusC0014863
- Diffuse spasm of esophagus (disorder)C0014863
- Diffuse spasm of oesophagusC0014863
- ES - Esophageal spasmC0014863
- ES - Oesophageal spasmC0014863
- Esophageal SpasmC0014863
- Esophageal Spasm, DiffuseC0014863
- Esophageal SpasmsC0014863
- Esophageal Spasms, DiffuseC0014863
- Esophageal spasmC0014863
- Esophageal spasmsC0014863
- EsophagismC0014863
- EsophagospasmC0014863
- OS - Oesophageal spasmC0014863
- Oesophageal spasmC0014863
- OesophagismC0014863
- OesophagospasmC0014863
- Spasm esophagealC0014863
- Spasm oesophagealC0014863
- Spasm of esophagusC0014863
- Spasm of oesophagusC0014863
- Spasm, Diffuse EsophagealC0014863
- Spasm, EsophagealC0014863
- Spasms, Diffuse EsophagealC0014863
- Spasms, EsophagealC0014863
- diffuse esophageal spasmC0014863
- diffuse esophageal spasmsC0014863
- diffuse oesophageal spasmC0014863
- disorders esophageal motorC0014863
- esophageal motor disorderC0014863
- esophageal spasmC0014863
- esophageal spasmsC0014863
- esophagospasmC0014863
- esophagospasmsC0014863
- esophagus spasmC0014863
- esophagus spasmsC0014863
- oesophageal motility disorderC0014863
- oesophageal spasmC0014863
- oesophageal spasmsC0014863
- oesophagus spasmC0014863
- oesophagus spasmsC0014863
- spasm esophagealC0014863
- spasm of esophagusC0014863
- spasm of oesophagusC0014863
- Disorder, Esophageal MotilityC0014858
- Disorders, Esophageal MotilityC0014858
- Dyskinesia esophagealC0014858
- Dyskinesia oesophagealC0014858
- Dyskinesia of esophagusC0014858
- Dyskinesia of oesophagusC0014858
- Dysmotilities, EsophagealC0014858
- Dysmotility, EsophagealC0014858
- ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISC0014858
- Esophageal DysmotilitiesC0014858
- Esophageal DysmotilityC0014858
- Esophageal Motility DisorderC0014858
- Esophageal Motility DisordersC0014858
- Esophageal dyskinesiaC0014858
- Esophageal dysmotilityC0014858
- Esophageal dysmotility (disorder)C0014858
- Esophageal motility disorderC0014858
- Esophageal motor disorderC0014858
- Motility Disorder, EsophagealC0014858
- Motility Disorders, EsophagealC0014858
- Oesophageal dysmotilityC0014858
- Oesophageal motility disorderC0014858
- Oesophageal motor disorderC0014858
- dyskinesia esophagusC0014858
- dyskinesia of esophagusC0014858
- dysmotility esophagealC0014858
- esophageal dyskinesiaC0014858
- esophageal dysmotilityC0014858
- esophageal motility disorderC0014858
- esophageal motility disordersC0014858
- motility disorders esophagealC0014858
- oesophageal dysmotilityC0014858
Clinical Terms
- esophageal motility disorders
- Diffuse oesophageal spasm
- oesophagus spasm
- Spasms, Diffuse Esophageal
- Esophageal Spasm
- esophagus spasm
- Complication following bariatric surgery
- ES - Esophageal spasm
- esophageal motor disorder
- esophagus spasms
- Diffuse spasm of oesophagus
- motility disorders esophageal
- Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
- Esophagism
- Dyskinesia oesophageal
- Oesophageal motility disorder
- Supersqueeze esophagus
- Dysmotility, Esophageal
- disorders esophageal motor
- esophageal motility disorder
- Esophageal spasms
- Diffuse spasm of esophagus
- dyskinesia esophagus
- NO - Nutcracker oesophagus
- Diffuse spasm
- Esophageal Spasms, Diffuse
- Hypertensive spasm of lower oesophageal sphincter
- Spasm, Esophageal
- dysmotility esophageal
- Symptomatic oesophageal peristalsis
- Spasm esophageal
- Diffuse spasm of esophagus (disorder)
- Pseudo-obstruction of the esophagus
- diffuse esophageal spasms
- Oesophagism
- esophagospasm
- Postoperative complication of bariatric surgery
- Hypertensive spasm of lower esophageal sphincter
- Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
- spasm of oesophagus
- Rosary bead esophagus
- Rosary bead oesophagus
- esophageal dysmotility
- Esophageal dyskinesia
- Supersqueeze oesophagus
- Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter
- Oesophageal dysmotility
- Oesophageal motor disorder
- Hypertensive lower oesophageal sphincter
- ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DIS
- Barsony-Teschendorf syndrome
- Hypertensive spasm of cardiac sphincter
- Esophageal dysmotility due to systemic disease
- Palato-esophageal incoordination
- Dysmotilities, Esophageal
- Spastic disorder of smooth muscle segment of oesophagus
- oesophageal spasms
- Palato-oesophageal incoordination
- OS - Oesophageal spasm
- spasm of esophagus
- DOS - Diffuse oesophageal spasm
- DOS - Diffuse esophageal spasm
- Esophageal Dysmotilities
- oesophagus spasms
- Oesophageal dysmotility following bariatric surgery
- Corkscrew oesophagus
- Secondary motility disorder of esophagus
- Esophageal dysmotility (disorder)
- Nutcracker oesophagus
- Disorders, Esophageal Motility
- Spasms, Esophageal
- Disorder, Esophageal Motility
- Motility Disorders, Esophageal
- Symptomatic esophageal peristalsis
- oesophageal spasm
- Spasm, Diffuse Esophageal
- Esophageal dysmotility following bariatric surgery
- Secondary motility disorder of oesophagus
- Nutcracker esophagus
- NO - Nutcracker esophagus
- Spasm oesophageal
- Curling of oesophagus
- Curling esophagus
- Palatoesophageal incoordination
- esophagospasms
- Corkscrew esophagus
- Curling oesophagus
- Nonspecific oesophageal motility disorder
- Nonspecific esophageal motility disorder
- Dyskinesia of oesophagus
- Curling of esophagus
- Motility Disorder, Esophageal
- ES - Oesophageal spasm
- Oesophageal dysmotility due to systemic disease
- Dyskinesia esophageal
- Pseudo-obstruction of the oesophagus
- Oesophagospasm
- Spastic disorder of smooth muscle segment of esophagus
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for dyskinesia of esophagus?
The ICD-10-CM code for dyskinesia of esophagus is K22.4. The full clinical description is "Dyskinesia of esophagus". K22.4 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K22.4 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K22.4 represents “Dyskinesia of esophagus”. 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 K22.4 a billable code?
Yes, K22.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K22.4 in?
K22.4 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K22.4?
K22.4 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cardiospasm (K22.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does K22.4 map to?
K22.4 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 79962008, 1359716004, 51942003, 266434009, 733146008, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K22.4?
K22.4 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1442915, C0014863, C0014858. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does K22.4 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like dyskinesia of esophagus 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 K22.4?
K22.4 maps to the ICD-11 code: DA21.Z (Motility disorders of oesophagus, unspecified).
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