2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K13.0

Diseases of lips

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  • K13.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K13.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K13.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 K13.0 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Abscess of lips
  • Angular cheilitis
  • Cellulitis of lips
  • Cheilitis NOS
  • Cheilodynia
  • Cheilosis
  • Exfoliative cheilitis
  • Fistula of lips
  • Glandular cheilitis
  • Hypertrophy of lips
  • Perlèche NEC
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as K13.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • ariboflavinosis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E53.0

    Riboflavin deficiency

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Ariboflavinosis
    • Vitamin B2 deficiency
    E53.0
    )
  • cheilitis due to radiation-related disorders (L55-L59
    ICD-10-CM Range L55-L59

    Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

    • L55 Sunburn
    • L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultravio...
    • L57 Skin changes due to chronic exposure to ...
    • L58 Radiodermatitis
    • L59 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous...
    )
  • congenital fistula of lips (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q38.0

    Congenital malformations of lips, not elsewhere classified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    Applicable To
    • Congenital fistula of lip
    • Congenital malformation of lip NOS
    • Van der Woude's syndrome
    Type 1 Excludes
    Q38.0
    )
  • congenital hypertrophy of lips (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q18.6

    Macrocheilia

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    Applicable To
    • Hypertrophy of lip, congenital
    Q18.6
    )
  • Perlèche due to candidiasis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B37.83

    Candidal cheilitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    B37.83
    )
  • Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E53.0

    Riboflavin deficiency

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Ariboflavinosis
    • Vitamin B2 deficiency
    E53.0
    )
The following code(s) above K13.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to K13.0:
  • K00-K95
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95

    Diseases of the digestive system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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)
    Diseases of the digestive system
  • K13
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K13

    Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Includes
    • epithelial disturbances of tongue
    Type 2 Excludes
    • certain disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (K05-K06)
    • cysts of oral region (K09.-)
    • diseases of tongue (K14.-)
    • stomatitis and related lesions (K12.-)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify:
    • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
    • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
    • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)
    Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abscess of lip
  • Angular cheilitis
  • Cheilitis
  • Disease of lip
  • Disorder of lip
  • Hypertrophy of lip
  • Lesion of lip
  • Mucocele of lower lip
  • Mucocele of upper lip
  • Perleche
  • Upper lip mucocele
  • Volume loss lip
  • Volume loss of lip
Clinical Information
  • A disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort of the lip.
  • A disorder characterized by inflammation of the lip.
  • An inflammatory process affecting the lip.
  • Inflammation of the lips. It is of various etiologies and degrees of pathology.
  • Painful sensation in the lip.
ICD-10-CM K13.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
  • 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
  • 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
  • 157 Dental and oral diseases with mcc
  • 158 Dental and oral diseases with cc
  • 159 Dental and oral diseases without cc/mcc

Convert K13.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to K13.0:
  • Type 1 Excludes: K12
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K12

    Stomatitis and related lesions

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • cancrum oris (A69.0)
    • cheilitis (K13.0)
    • gangrenous stomatitis (A69.0)
    • herpesviral [herpes simplex] gingivostomatitis (B00.2)
    • noma (A69.0)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify:
    • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
    • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
    • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)
  • Type 2 Excludes: L03.211
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.211

    Cellulitis of face

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • abscess of orbit (H05.01-)
    • cellulitis of ear (H60.1-)
    • cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0-)
    • cellulitis of head (L03.81)
    • cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
    • cellulitis of lip (K13.0)
    • cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
    • cellulitis of nose (internal) (J34.0)
    • cellulitis of orbit (H05.01-)
    • cellulitis of scalp (L03.81)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K13.0:
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91

    Cutaneous abscess, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • lip K13.0
  • Angulus infectiosus K13.0 (lips)
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)
    • lip K13.0
  • Baelz's disease K13.0 (cheilitis glandularis apostematosa)
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) L03.90
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.90

    Cellulitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • lip K13.0
  • Cheilitis (acute) (angular) (catarrhal) (chronic) (exfoliative) (gangrenous) (glandular) (infectional) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (vesicular) K13.0
  • Cheilodynia K13.0
  • Cheilosis (angular) K13.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
    • lip K13.0 (gland)
  • Deformity Q89.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q89.9

    Congenital malformation, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    Applicable To
    • Congenital anomaly NOS
    • Congenital deformity NOS
    • lip (acquired) K13.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Baelz's K13.0 (cheilitis glandularis apostematosa)
    • lip K13.0
    • Puente's K13.0 (simple glandular cheilitis)
  • Disturbance(s) - see also Disease
  • Ectropion H02.109
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H02.109

    Unspecified ectropion of unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • lip (acquired) K13.0
  • Fissure, fissured
  • Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.8

    Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • frenulum, frenum (tongue) K14.8
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K14.8

      Other diseases of tongue

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Atrophy of tongue
      • Crenated tongue
      • Enlargement of tongue
      • Glossocele
      • Glossoptosis
      • Hypertrophy of tongue
      • lip K13.0
    • lip K13.0
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • lip K13.0
  • Intertrigo L30.4
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L30.4

    Erythema intertrigo

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • labialis K13.0
  • Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)
    • lip K13.0
  • Myxadenitis labialis K13.0
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) G83.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G83.9

    Paralytic syndrome, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • lip K13.0
  • Perlèche NEC K13.0
  • Puente's disease K13.0 (simple glandular cheilitis)
  • Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K12.1

    Other forms of stomatitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Stomatitis NOS
    • Denture stomatitis
    • Ulcerative stomatitis
    • Vesicular stomatitis
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis (A69.1)
    • Vincent's stomatitis (A69.1)
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
    • lip K13.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K13.0
K12.0 Recurrent oral aphthae
K12.1 Other forms of stomatitis
K12.2 Cellulitis and abscess of mouth
K12.3 Oral mucositis (ulcerative)
K12.30 …… unspecified
K12.31 …… due to antineoplastic therapy
K12.32 …… due to other drugs
K12.33 …… due to radiation
K12.39 Other oral mucositis (ulcerative)
K13 Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
K13.0 Diseases of lips
K13.1 Cheek and lip biting
K13.2 Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
K13.21 Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue
K13.22 Minimal keratinized residual ridge mucosa
K13.23 Excessive keratinized residual ridge mucosa
K13.24 Leukokeratosis nicotina palati
K13.29 Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
K13.3 Hairy leukoplakia
K13.4 Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa
K13.5 Oral submucous fibrosis

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