K14.4
BillableAtrophy of tongue papillae
Atrophy of tongue papillae
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Atrophic glossitis
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
- Atrophic glossitis9491003
- Atrophy of tongue papillae9491003
- Bald tongue9491003
- Glazed tongue9491003
- Glossodynia exfoliativa9491003
- Hunter's glossitis9491003
- Moeller's glossitis9491003
- Moeller's glossodynia exfoliativa9491003
- Smooth atrophic tongue9491003
- Tongue denuded of papillae9491003
- Atrophy of tongue50805004
- Tongue atrophy50805004
- Tongue wasting50805004
- Wasting of tongue50805004
- Luetic glossitis449776009
- Central papillary atrophy of tongue1303468006
- Median rhomboid glossitis1303468006
- Superficial midline glossitis1303468006
UMLS
- Atrophic glossitisC0155964
- Atrophy of tongue papillaeC0155964
- Atrophy of tongue papillae (disorder)C0155964
- Bald tongueC0155964
- Glazed tongueC0155964
- Glossodynia exfoliativaC0155964
- Hunter's glossitisC0155964
- Moeller's glossitisC0155964
- Moeller's glossodynia exfoliativaC0155964
- Smooth atrophic tongueC0155964
- Smooth lingual surfaceC0155964
- Smooth surface of tongueC0155964
- Smooth tongueC0155964
- Tongue denuded of papillaeC0155964
- Tongue papillary atrophy NOSC0155964
- atrophic glossitisC0155964
- bald tongueC0155964
- hunter's glossitisC0155964
- smooth tongueC0155964
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K14.4?
ICD-10-CM code K14.4 represents "Atrophy of tongue papillae". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K14.4 a billable code?
Yes, K14.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K14.4 in?
K14.4 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
Are additional codes required with K14.4?
Yes, when using K14.4 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 K14.4 map to?
K14.4 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 9491003, 50805004, 1303468006, 449776009. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K14.4?
K14.4 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155964. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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