ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K13.29
Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K13.29
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K13 — Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K13.29 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue. 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 K13
- K13Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
- K13.0Diseases of lips
- K13.1Cheek and lip biting
- K13.2Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
- K13.21Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue
- K13.22Minimal keratinized residual ridge mucosa
- K13.23Excessive keratinized residual ridge mucosa
- K13.24Leukokeratosis nicotina palati
- 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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