K14.0
BillableGlossitis
Glossitis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Abscess of tongue
- Ulceration (traumatic) of tongue
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- atrophic glossitis (K14.4)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- erythroplakia (K13.29)
- focal epithelial hyperplasia (K13.29)
- leukoedema of tongue (K13.29)
- leukoplakia of tongue (K13.21)
- hairy leukoplakia (K13.3)
- macroglossia (congenital) (Q38.2)
- submucous fibrosis of tongue (K13.5)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cellulitis of oral soft tissues8771003
- Oral soft tissue cellulitis8771003
- Traumatic ulceration of tongue12779007
- Abscess of tongue44283002
- Glossitis45534005
- Inflammation of tongue45534005
- Glossitis caused by oil of cinnamon49123007
- Tongue ulceration66123000
- Ulcer on tongue66123000
- Lingual myositis93155003
- Acute glossitis109807006
- Chronic glossitis109808001
- Cellulitis of tongue109810004
- Abscess of oral soft tissue235026006
- Traumatic mouth ulcer403444006
- Traumatic oral ulceration403444006
- Folate deficiency glossitis403452009
- Glossitis due to folate deficiency403452009
- Glossitis due to vitamin B12 deficiency403453004
- Vitamin B12 deficiency glossitis403453004
- Glossitis due to iron deficiency403454005
- Iron deficiency glossitis403454005
- Eosinophilic ulcer of tongue403455006
- TUGSE - traumatic ulcerative granuloma of tongue with stromal eosinophilia403455006
- Traumatic ulcerative granuloma of tongue with stromal eosinophilia403455006
- Interstitial glossitis449773001
- Riga-Fede disease449780004
- Riga-Fede syndrome449780004
- Lie bump710003004
- Tongue torche710003004
- Transient lingual papillitis710003004
UMLS
- Abscess of tongueC0267038
- Abscess of tongue (disorder)C0267038
- Tongue abscessC0267038
- Tongue abscessesC0267038
- abscess of tongueC0267038
- abscess tongueC0267038
- tongue abscessC0267038
- GlossitidesC0017675
- GlossitisC0017675
- Glossitis (disorder)C0017675
- Inflammation of the tongueC0017675
- Inflammation of tongueC0017675
- Inflammation tongueC0017675
- Lingual inflammationC0017675
- Smooth swollen tongueC0017675
- Tongue inflammationC0017675
- glossitisC0017675
- inflammation tongueC0017675
- tongue inflammationC0017675
- Traumatic ulceration of tongueC0267039
- Traumatic ulceration of tongue (disorder)C0267039
- Ulceration (traumatic) of tongueC0267039
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K14.0?
ICD-10-CM code K14.0 represents "Glossitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K14.0 a billable code?
Yes, K14.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K14.0 in?
K14.0 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K14.0?
K14.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: atrophic glossitis (K14.4).
Are additional codes required with K14.0?
Yes, when using K14.0 you should also code: code to identify:; alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-); exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does K14.0 map to?
K14.0 maps to 19 SNOMED CT concepts: 235026006, 44283002, 109807006, 8771003, 109810004, and 14 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K14.0?
K14.0 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0267038, C0017675, C0267039. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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