K14.3

Billable

Hypertrophy of tongue papillae

Hypertrophy of tongue papillae

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

K00-K14

Parent Code

K14

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Black hairy tongue
  • Coated tongue
  • Hypertrophy of foliate papillae
  • Lingua villosa nigra

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

  • 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)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K14.3?

ICD-10-CM code K14.3 represents "Hypertrophy of tongue papillae". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is K14.3 a billable code?

Yes, K14.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is K14.3 in?

K14.3 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

Are additional codes required with K14.3?

Yes, when using K14.3 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 K14.3 map to?

K14.3 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 81934005, 698193000, 249406006, 249383001, 5126000, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for K14.3?

K14.3 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0235347, C0009144, C0267042, C0392494. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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