1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. K00-K95
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3. K00-K14
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4. K14-
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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K14.9

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K14.9

Disease of tongue, unspecified

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• K14.9 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 K14.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K14.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 K14.9 may differ.

• Disorder of tongue
• Tongue disease

• Your tongue helps you taste, swallow, and chew. You also use it to speak. Your tongue is made up of many muscles. The upper surface contains your taste buds. Problems with the tongue include
  • pain
  • swelling
  • changes in color or texture
  • abnormal movement or difficulty moving the tongue
  • taste problems
  these problems can have many different causes. Treatment depends on the underlying problem.

• 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 K14.9 to ICD-9-CM

• 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

• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • tongue K14.9
• Glossopathy K14.9

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.