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K23

Disorders of esophagus in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable

Chapter: 11. Diseases of the digestive system

Section: K20-K31 - Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with K23

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

Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • congenital syphilis (A50.5)

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