2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579 > Diseases Of Esophagus, Stomach, And Duodenum 530-537 > Diseases Of Esophagus 530.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 530.1
EsophagitisView the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 530.1 - INFLAMMATION, acute or chronic, of the ESOPHAGUS caused by BACTERIA, chemicals, or TRAUMA.
- Inflammation of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach).
- INFLAMMATION of the ESOPHAGUS that is caused by the reflux of GASTRIC JUICE with contents of the STOMACH and DUODENUM.
- 530.1 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 530.* hierarchy
Alternate Terminology- Abscess of esophagus
- Esophagitis:
- NOS
- chemical
- peptic
- postoperative
- regurgitant
530.1 Excludes - tuberculous esophagitis (017.8)
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