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Category · FY2027

K14 Diseases of tongue

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K14 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027: the 9 codes directly below it.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K00-K14 Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
  3. K14 Diseases of tongue
Billable codes
9
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
80

Codes in K14

  1. K14.0
    Glossitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Abscess of tongue
    • Ulceration (traumatic) of tongue

    Excludes1

    • atrophic glossitis (K14.4) K14.4
  2. K14.1
    Geographic tongue
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Benign migratory glossitis
    • Glossitis areata exfoliativa
  3. K14.2
    Median rhomboid glossitis
    Billable
  4. K14.3
    Hypertrophy of tongue papillae
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Black hairy tongue
    • Coated tongue
    • Hypertrophy of foliate papillae
    • Lingua villosa nigra
  5. K14.4
    Atrophy of tongue papillae
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Atrophic glossitis
  6. K14.5
    Plicated tongue
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Fissured tongue
    • Furrowed tongue
    • Scrotal tongue

    Excludes1

    • fissured tongue, congenital (Q38.3) Q38.3
  7. K14.6
    Glossodynia
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Glossopyrosis
    • Painful tongue
  8. K14.8
    Other diseases of tongue
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 6

    Inclusion terms

    • Atrophy of tongue
    • Crenated tongue
    • Enlargement of tongue
    • Glossocele
    • Glossoptosis
    • Hypertrophy of tongue
  9. K14.9
    Disease of tongue, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Glossopathy NOS

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At K14

Excludes2

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

Use additional code

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) F10
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) Z77.22
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) Z87.891
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) Z57.31
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) F17
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) Z72.0

Notes that also apply

Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.

Index entries

  • Fede's disease → K14.0
  • Gingivoglossitis → K14.0
  • Glossitis (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's) → K14.0
  • Moeller's glossitis → K14.0
  • Riga (-Fede) disease → K14.0
  • Geographic tongue → K14.1
  • Coated tongue → K14.3
  • Glossophytia → K14.3
  • Glossotrichia → K14.3
  • Hairy black tongue → K14.3
  • Bald tongue → K14.4
  • Glazed tongue → K14.4
  • Furrowed → K14.5
  • Grooved tongue → K14.5
  • Plicated tongue → K14.5
  • Scrotal tongue → K14.5
  • Glossagra → K14.6
  • Glossalgia → K14.6
  • Glossodynia → K14.6
  • Glossopyrosis → K14.6
  • Crenated tongue → K14.8
  • Glossocele → K14.8
  • Glossoncus → K14.8
  • Glossoplegia → K14.8
  • Glossoptosis → K14.8
  • Glossopathy → K14.9
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)lingual → K14.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)tongue (staphylococcal) → K14.0
  • Aphthae, aphthouscachectic → K14.0
  • Disease, diseasedFede's → K14.0
  • Disease, diseasedRiga (-Fede) (cachectic aphthae) → K14.0
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer)glossitis → K14.0
  • Glossitis (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's)cortical superficial, sclerotic → K14.0
  • Glossitis (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's)interstitial, sclerous → K14.0
  • Glossitis (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's)superficial, chronic → K14.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)tongue NEC → K14.0
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)tongue → K14.0
  • Papillitistongue → K14.0
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativefrenum (tongue) → K14.0
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativetongue (traumatic) → K14.0

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