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K23 - Disorders of esophagus in diseases classified elsewhere

ICD-10-CM Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system · K20-K31 Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31) · Top-level category · FY2027

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom K23

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • late syphilis (A52.79)
  • megaesophagus due to Chagas' disease (B57.31)
  • tuberculosis (A18.83)
Code FirstFrom K23

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • congenital syphilis (A50.5)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom K20-K31 Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • hiatus hernia (K44.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter K00-K95

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 39290,637 discharges

Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$5,707

Total Payment$7,830
Patient Responsibility$2,123
Hospital Charge$40,165
DRG 39136,455 discharges

Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$10,169

Total Payment$12,634
Patient Responsibility$2,466
Hospital Charge$61,028