- K22.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K22.4 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K22.4 – other international versions of ICD-10 K22.4 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K22.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
- 392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
Applicable To
- Corkscrew esophagus
- Diffuse esophageal spasm
- Spasm of esophagus
Type 1 Excludes
- cardiospasm (K22.0)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 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
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K22.4:
- functional > esophagus K22.9
- functional > esophagus K22.9
- esophagus > Dyskinesia G24.9
- spastica > Dysphagia R13.10
- esophagus (diffuse) > Spasm, spastic, spasticity (s) R25.2
- Barsony-Polgar > Syndrome
- Barsony-Teschendorf > Syndrome