K22.0 – Achalasia of cardia
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
congenital cardiospasm (Q39.5)
Applicable To
Achalasia NOS
Cardiospasm
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 10000
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Achalasia and cardiospasm
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
Cardiospasm
(esophagus) (reflex) (stomach)
K22.0
Dilatation
Incompetency, incompetent, incompetence
esophagogastric
(junction) (sphincter)
K22.0
Megaesophagus
(functional)
K22.0
Megaloesophagus
(functional)
K22.0
Syndrome
See also Disease
gastroesophageal
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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Code | Title |
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K00-K95 | Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95) |
K20-K31 | Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31) |
K22 | Other diseases of esophagus |
K22.0 |
Achalasia of cardia
Type 1 Excludes
congenital cardiospasm (Q39.5)
Applicable to
Achalasia NOS
Cardiospasm
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