K22.2 Esophageal obstruction

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Compression of esophagus
• Constriction of esophagus
• Stenosis of esophagus
• Stricture of esophagus

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital stenosis or stricture of esophagus (Q39.3)

Applies from K22 Other diseases of esophagus

Excludes2 (not included here)

• esophageal varices (I85.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 391-392 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 530.3 Stricture and stenosis of esophagus

Diagnosis Index entries for K22.2

• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › esophagus
• Compression › esophagus
• Constriction › esophagus
• Esophagostenosis
• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › cardia
• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › esophagus
• Ring (s) › esophageal, lower (muscular)
• Ring (s) › Schatzki's (esophagus) (lower)
• Schatzki's ring (acquired) (esophagus) (lower)
• Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) › cardia (stomach)
• Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) › esophagus
• Stricture › cardia (stomach)
• Stricture › cardiac › orifice (stomach)
• Stricture › esophagus

Nearby codes

• K22 Other diseases of esophagus
• K22.0 Achalasia of cardia
• K22.1 Ulcer of esophagus
• K22.10 Ulcer of esophagus without bleeding
• K22.11 Ulcer of esophagus with bleeding
• K22.2 Esophageal obstruction (this code)
• 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