K22.5
Diverticulum of esophagus, acquired
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
diverticulum of esophagus (congenital) (Q39.6)
Esophageal pouch, acquired
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 K22.5
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9 index paths lead to this code
- Esophagocele
- Zenker's diverticulum
- Diverticulum, diverticula › epiphrenic
- Diverticulum, diverticula › midthoracic
- Diverticulum, diverticula › Rokitansky's
- Diverticulum, diverticula › Zenker's
- Diverticulum, diverticula › esophagus › acquired
- Diverticulum, diverticula › pharyngoesophageal › acquired
- Pouch › esophagus, esophageal, congenital › acquired