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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K22.6
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K22.6
Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- K22.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K22.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K22.6 - other international versions of ICD-10 K22.6 may differ.
The following code(s) above
K22.6 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
K22.6:
- K00-K95
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive systemType 2 Excludes- 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)
Diseases of the digestive system - K20-K31
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K20-K31
Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum
Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum - K22
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K22
Other diseases of esophagus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- esophageal varices (I85.-)
Other diseases of esophagus
Approximate Synonyms
Clinical Information
- A condition characterized by mucosal tears at the esophagogastric junction, sometimes with hematemesis. Typically it is caused by forceful bouts of retching or vomiting.
- A disorder characterized by upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding caused by longitudinal mucosal tears in the gastroesophageal junction. The tears result from retching or forceful coughing. It was initially described in alcoholics.
ICD-10-CM K22.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 368 Major esophageal disorders with mcc
- 369 Major esophageal disorders with cc
- 370 Major esophageal disorders without cc/mcc
Convert K22.6 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Gastroesophageal laceration- hemorrhage syndrome K22.6
- Mallory-Weiss syndrome K22.6
- Syndrome - see also Disease
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K22.6
K21.9 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease without esophagitis
K22 Other diseases of esophagus
K22.0 Achalasia of cardia
K22.2 Esophageal obstruction
K22.3 Perforation of esophagus
K22.4 Dyskinesia of esophagus
K22.5 Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired
K22.6
Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
K22.7 Barrett's esophagus
K22.71 Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia
K22.710 Barrett's esophagus with low grade dysplasia
K22.711 Barrett's esophagus with high grade dysplasia
K22.8 Other specified diseases of esophagus
K22.82 Esophagogastric junction polyp
K22.89 Other specified disease of esophagus
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.