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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K14.0

Glossitis

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • K14.0 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 K14.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K14.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 K14.0 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Abscess of tongue
  • Ulceration (traumatic) of tongue
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 K14.0. 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.
  • atrophic glossitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K14.4

    Atrophy of tongue papillae

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Atrophic glossitis
    K14.4
    )
The following code(s) above K14.0 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 K14.0:
  • 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
  • K14
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K14

    Diseases of tongue

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • erythroplakia (K13.29)
    • focal epithelial hyperplasia (K13.29)
    • leukedema 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
    • 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)
    Diseases of tongue
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abscess of tongue
  • Glossitis (tongue inflammation)
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of the tongue.
ICD-10-CM K14.0 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 K14.0 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 K14.0:
  • Type 2 Excludes: K12.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K12.2

    Cellulitis and abscess of mouth

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Cellulitis of mouth (floor)
    • Submandibular abscess
    Type 2 Excludes

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K14.0:
  • 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
    • lingual K14.0
    • tongue K14.0 (staphylococcal)
  • Aphthae, aphthous - see also condition
    • cachectic K14.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Fede's K14.0
    • Riga K14.0 (-Fede) (cachectic aphthae)
  • Fede's disease K14.0
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
    - see also Necrosis
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I96

    Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Gangrenous cellulitis
    Type 1 Excludes
    Type 2 Excludes
    • gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
    • glossitis K14.0
  • Gingivoglossitis K14.0
  • Glossitis (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's) K14.0
    • cortical superficial, sclerotic K14.0
    • interstitial, sclerous K14.0
    • superficial, chronic K14.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

    Unspecified infectious disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • tongue K14.0
  • Moeller's glossitis K14.0
  • Papillitis H46.00
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H46.00

    Optic papillitis, unspecified eye

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • tongue K14.0
  • Riga K14.0 (-Fede)
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
    • frenum K14.0 (tongue)
    • tongue K14.0 (traumatic)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K14.0
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
K13.6 Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa
K13.7 Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa
K13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa
K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa
K14 Diseases of tongue
K14.0 Glossitis
K14.1 Geographic tongue
K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis
K14.3 Hypertrophy of tongue papillae
K14.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae
K14.5 Plicated tongue
K14.6 Glossodynia
K14.8 Other diseases of tongue
K14.9 Disease of tongue, unspecified
K20 Esophagitis
K20.0 Eosinophilic esophagitis

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