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K14 - Diseases of tongue

ICD-10-CM Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system · K00-K14 Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

K14 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 9 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom K14

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • erythroplakia (K13.29)
  • focal epithelial hyperplasia (K13.29)
  • leukoedema of tongue (K13.29)
  • leukoplakia of tongue (K13.21)
  • hairy leukoplakia (K13.3)
  • macroglossia (congenital) (Q38.2)
  • submucous fibrosis of tongue (K13.5)
Use Additional CodeFrom K14

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter K00-K95

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

More Specific Codes (9)

K14.0Glossitis→K14.1Geographic tongue→K14.2Median rhomboid glossitis→K14.3Hypertrophy of tongue papillae→K14.4Atrophy of tongue papillae→K14.5Plicated tongue→K14.6Glossodynia→K14.8Other diseases of tongue→K14.9Disease of tongue, unspecified→

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