ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K13.2
Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
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
- K13.2
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K13 — Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K13.2 is a category (header) for leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue. 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 K13
- K13Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
- K13.0Diseases of lips
- K13.1Cheek and lip biting
- K13.21Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue
- K13.22Minimal keratinized residual ridge mucosa
- K13.23Excessive keratinized residual ridge mucosa
- K13.24Leukokeratosis nicotina palati
- K13.29Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
- K13.3Hairy leukoplakia
- K13.4Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa
- K13.5Oral submucous fibrosis
- K13.6Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa
- K13.7Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa
- K13.70Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa
- K13.79Other lesions of oral mucosa
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