ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K11
Diseases of salivary glands
Diseases of the digestive system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- K11
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K11
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K11 is a category (header) for diseases of salivary glands. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in K11
- K11.0Atrophy of salivary gland
- K11.1Hypertrophy of salivary gland
- K11.2Sialoadenitis
- K11.20Sialoadenitis, unspecified
- K11.21Acute sialoadenitis
- K11.22Acute recurrent sialoadenitis
- K11.23Chronic sialoadenitis
- K11.3Abscess of salivary gland
- K11.4Fistula of salivary gland
- K11.5Sialolithiasis
- K11.6Mucocele of salivary gland
- K11.7Disturbances of salivary secretion
- K11.8Other diseases of salivary glands
- K11.9Disease of salivary gland, unspecified
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