K13.29

Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · K13.29
Synonyms

Erythroplakia of mouth or tongue Focal epithelial hyperplasia of mouth or tongue Leukoedema of mouth or tongue Other oral epithelium disturbances

Inherited from K13.2Leukoplakia and oth disturb of oral epithelium, inc tongue
Excludes 1

carcinoma in situ of oral epithelium (D00.0-) hairy leukoplakia (K13.3)

Inherited from K13Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
Includes

epithelial disturbances of tongue

Excludes 2

certain disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (K05-K06) cysts of oral region (K09.-) diseases of tongue (K14.-) stomatitis and related lesions (K12.-)

Use additional

code to identify: alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) tobacco dependence (F17.-) tobacco use (Z72.0)

Inherited from chapter 11Diseases of the digestive system
Excludes 2

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)

Official Guidelines for K13.29

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