ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K11.9
Disease of salivary gland, unspecified
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K11.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K11 — Diseases of salivary glands
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K11.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of disease of salivary gland, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K11
- K11Diseases of salivary glands
- 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
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