K22.7

Barrett's esophagus

FY2027Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system/K20–K31 Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

K22.7 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for barrett's esophagus. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K22.70 Barrett's esophagus without dysplasia and K22.71 Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • Barrett's ulcer (K22.1)
  • malignant neoplasm of esophagus (C15.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from K22 Other diseases of esophagus
  • esophageal varices (I85.-)
Also from chapter/block level (9 notes)
Inherited from K20–K31 Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum
Inherited from Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system
  • 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)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Barrett's disease
  • Barrett's syndrome

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry

More specific codes under K22.7 2