Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 530.81
Esophageal reflux
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 530.81 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 530.81 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 530.81 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K21.9 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease without esophagitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Esophageal reflux finding
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (heartburn)
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease co-occurrent and due to diaphragmatic hernia
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease co-occurrent and due to paraesophageal hernia
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease with diaphragmatic hernia
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease with paraesophageal hernia
  • Gastroesophageal reflux in child
  • Gastroesophageal reflux in children
  • Gerd
  • GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
  • GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) (heartburn)
  • GERD w diaphragmatic hernia
  • GERD w hiatal hernia
  • GERD w paraesophageal hernia
  • Hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (disorder)
  • Laryngitis due to gastroesophageal reflux
  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux
  • Neonatal esophageal reflux
  • Neonatal gastroesophageal reflux
  • Reflux laryngitis
  • Sandifer syndrome
Clinical Information
  • (gas-tro-eh-sof-a-jee-al ree-flux diz-eez) also called gerd. A common disorder marked by frequent or severe heartburn. The burning feeling occurs when stomach acid flows up into the esophagus
  • A chronic disorder characterized by reflux of the gastric and/or duodenal contents into the distal esophagus. It is usually caused by incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter. Symptoms include heartburn and acid indigestion. It may cause injury to the esophageal mucosa
  • A disorder characterized by reflux of the gastric and/or duodenal contents into the distal esophagus. It is chronic in nature and usually caused by incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter, and may result in injury to the esophageal mucosal. Symptoms include heartburn and acid indigestion
  • Retrograde flow of gastric juice (gastric acid) and/or duodenal contents (bile acids; pancreatic juice) into the distal esophagus, commonly due to incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter
  • The backward flow of stomach acid contents into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach)
  • Your esophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) happens when a muscle at the end of your esophagus does not close properly. This allows stomach contents to leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus and irritate it. You may feel a burning in the chest or throat called heartburn. Sometimes, you can taste stomach fluid in the back of the mouth. This is acid indigestion. If you have these symptoms more than twice a week, you may have gerd. Anyone, including infants and children, can have gerd. If not treated, it can lead to more serious health problems. In some cases, you might need medicines or surgery. However, many people can improve their symptoms by
    • avoiding alcohol and spicy, fatty or acidic foods that trigger heartburn
    • eating smaller meals
    • not eating close to bedtime
    • losing weight if needed
    • wearing loose-fitting clothes
    nih: national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases
530.81 Excludes
Applies To
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 530.81:
  • Cardiochalasia 530.81
  • Chalasia (cardiac sphincter) 530.81
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) 530.81
  • GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) 530.81
  • Reflux 530.81
    • acid 530.81
    • esophageal 530.81
    • gastroesophageal 530.81
    • mitral - see Insufficiency, mitral
    • ureteral - see Reflux, vesicoureteral
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