FY2017
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2017
Effective from
Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
epithelial disturbances of tongue
K13.21Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongueBillable / specificK13.22Minimal keratinized residual ridge mucosaBillable / specificK13.23Excessive keratinized residual ridge mucosaBillable / specificK13.24Leukokeratosis nicotina palatiBillable / specificK13.29Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongueBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| K13.0 | Diseases of lips | Billable / specific |
| K13.1 | Cheek and lip biting | Billable / specific |
| K13.3 | Hairy leukoplakia | Billable / specific |
| K13.4 | Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa | Billable / specific |
| K13.5 | Oral submucous fibrosis | Billable / specific |
| K13.6 | Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa | Billable / specific |
| K13.7 | Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa | Category · further specificity required |
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