K14.5
BillablePlicated tongue
Plicated tongue
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Fissured tongue
- Furrowed tongue
- Scrotal tongue
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •erythroplakiaK13.29
- •focal epithelial hyperplasiaK13.29
- •leukoedema of tongueK13.29
- •leukoplakia of tongueK13.21
- •hairy leukoplakiaK13.3
- •macroglossia (congenital)Q38.2
- •submucous fibrosis of tongueK13.5
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Additional codes that should follow this code
Related Codes(8)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(74)
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Cracked tongueC0040412
- Fissured TongueC0040412
- Fissured TonguesC0040412
- Fissured tongueC0040412
- Furrowed TongueC0040412
- Furrowed TonguesC0040412
- Furrowed tongueC0040412
- Grooved tongueC0040412
- LINGUA PLICATAC0040412
- Lingua PlicataC0040412
- Lingua PlicatasC0040412
- Lingua plicataC0040412
- Lingual furrowC0040412
- Plicata, LinguaC0040412
- Plicatas, LinguaC0040412
- Plicated tongueC0040412
- Plicated tongue (disorder)C0040412
- Prominent tongue groovesC0040412
- SCROTAL TONGUEC0040412
- Scrotal TongueC0040412
- Scrotal TonguesC0040412
- Scrotal tongueC0040412
- Tongue fissuresC0040412
- Tongue, FissuredC0040412
- Tongue, FurrowedC0040412
- Tongue, ScrotalC0040412
- Tongues, FissuredC0040412
- Tongues, FurrowedC0040412
- Tongues, ScrotalC0040412
- fissure tongueC0040412
- fissured tongueC0040412
- fissures tongueC0040412
- fissuring tongueC0040412
- furrowed tongueC0040412
- lingua plicataC0040412
- plicated tongueC0040412
- scrotal tongueC0040412
- tongue fissureC0040412
- tongue fissuredC0040412
- tongue scrotalC0040412
Clinical Terms
- Scrotal Tongue
- Furrowed Tongues
- Scrotal Tongues
- Tongues, Scrotal
- Prominent tongue grooves
- Lingua plicata
- fissured tongue
- furrowed tongue
- Tongue fissures
- tongue fissured
- Tongues, Furrowed
- Plicated tongue (disorder)
- Plicatas, Lingua
- Cracked tongue
- Tongue, Furrowed
- Lingual furrow
- tongue fissure
- Lingua Plicatas
- Tongues, Fissured
- Grooved tongue
- fissures tongue
- fissure tongue
- fissuring tongue
- Fissured Tongues
- Tongue, Fissured
- tongue scrotal
- Plicata, Lingua
- Tongue, Scrotal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for plicated tongue?
The ICD-10-CM code for plicated tongue is K14.5. The full clinical description is "Plicated tongue". K14.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K14.5 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K14.5 represents “Plicated tongue”. It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K14.5 a billable code?
Yes, K14.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K14.5 in?
K14.5 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K14.5?
K14.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: fissured tongue, congenital (Q38.3).
Are additional codes required with K14.5?
Yes, when using K14.5, also report: ; 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 K14.5 map to?
K14.5 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 52368004. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K14.5?
K14.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0040412. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does K14.5 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like plicated tongue affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of K14.5?
K14.5 maps to the ICD-11 code: DA03.Z (Diseases of tongue, unspecified).
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.