K22.3✓ Billable

Perforation of esophagus

Inclusion Terms

  • •Rupture of esophagus

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •traumatic perforation of (thoracic) esophagus (S27.8-)

Code Hierarchy

┌11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)├K20-K31Diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum (K20-K31)├K22Other diseases of esophagus
└K22.3Perforation of esophagus

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