K22.11Ulcer of esophagus with bleeding

K22.11 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for ulcer of esophagus with bleeding. It belongs to category K22 (other diseases of esophagus), block K20-K31 (diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum) and chapter 11 (diseases of the digestive system). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within K22.1 (ulcer of esophagus), K22.11 is specifically for ulcer of esophagus with bleeding. Related codes cover without bleeding (K22.10).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of K22.11, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: bleeding esophageal varices (I85.01, I85.11).

As a secondary diagnosis it is an MCC (major complication or comorbidity), which can move an inpatient stay into the highest-paying "with MCC" MS-DRG of its family, unless the principal diagnosis excludes it.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 380 (Complicated Peptic Ulcer with MCC, relative weight 1.9245), DRG 381 (Complicated Peptic Ulcer with CC, relative weight 1.0838) and DRG 382 (Complicated Peptic Ulcer without CC/MCC, relative weight 0.7281), in MDC 06 (Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 530.21 (ulcer of esophagus with bleeding).