K22.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified diseases of oesophagus. It is a four-character subcategory of K22 (Other diseases of oesophagus), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K20–K31 (Diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XI · K00–K93
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What K22.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Haemorrhage of oesophagus NOS
K22.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
K22.8Annen spesifisert sykdom i spiserør
DK228Anden sygdom i spiserøret
- DK228ACystis oesophagi
- DK228BDilatatio oesophagi
- DK228CFistula tracheo-oesophagealis
- DK228DFistula broncho-oesophagealis
- DK228EFunctio laesa oesophagi
- DK228FBlødning i spiserøret UNS
- DK228GLeukoplakia oesophagi
- DK228HMegaloøsofagus
- and 2 more national subcodes
K22.8Muu ruokatorvisairaus
K22.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Krankheiten des Ösophagus
- K22.80Ösophagusfistel
- K22.81Ösophagusblutung
- K22.88Sonstige näher bezeichnete Krankheiten des Ösophagus
K22.8Autres maladies précisées de l'œsophage
K22.8overige gespecificeerde ziekten van slokdarm
Listed through more specific codes:
- K22.81Esophageal polyp
- K22.82Esophagogastric junction polyp
- K22.89Other specified disease of esophagus
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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