K22.2
Esophageal obstruction
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
congenital stenosis or stricture of esophagus (Q39.3)
Compression of esophagus Constriction of esophagus Stenosis of esophagus Stricture of esophagus
esophageal varices (I85.-)
hiatus hernia (K44.-)
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)
Official Guidelines for K22.2
FY 2026 ›Find K22.2 in the alphabetic index
14 index paths lead to this code
- Esophagostenosis
- Schatzki's ring
- Cicatrix › esophagus
- Compression › esophagus
- Constriction › esophagus
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › cardia
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › esophagus
- Ring › esophageal, lower
- Ring › Schatzki's
- Stenosis, stenotic › cardia
- Stenosis, stenotic › esophagus
- Stricture › cardia
- Stricture › esophagus
- Stricture › cardiac › orifice