K22.7 — Barrett's esophagus
Is K22.7 billable?
No — K22.7 is a non-billable header code. K22.7 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath K22.7.
K22.7 at a glance
| Code | K22.7 |
|---|---|
| Description | Barrett's esophagus |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is K22.7 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K22.7. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Metaplasia › esophagus
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with K22.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K22.7.
- Barrett's disease
- Barrett's syndrome
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K22.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K22.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K20-K31
The conditions below are not part of K22.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K22.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- hiatus hernia (K44.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K22
The conditions below are not part of K22.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K22.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- esophageal varices (I85.-)
What codes fall under K22.7? (2)
How long has K22.7 existed?
K22.7 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with K22.7?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with K22.7 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
What other codes are in the K22 family? (9)
- K22.0Achalasia of cardia
- K22.1Ulcer of esophagusnot billable
- K22.2Esophageal obstruction
- K22.3Perforation of esophagus
- K22.4Dyskinesia of esophagus
- K22.5Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired
- K22.6Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
- K22.8Other specified diseases of esophagusnot billable
- K22.9Disease of esophagus, unspecified