Diagnosis Code

K14.0 GLOSSITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K14.0

Short Description: Glossitis

Long Description: Glossitis

The code K14.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
      • Diseases of tongue (K14)
        • K14.0 Glossitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of tongue
  • Acute glossitis
  • Cellulitis of oral soft tissues
  • Cellulitis of tongue
  • Chronic glossitis
  • Folate deficiency glossitis
  • Glossitis
  • Glossitis due to oil of cinnamon
  • Interstitial glossitis
  • Iron deficiency glossitis
  • Lingual myositis
  • Riga-Fede disease
  • Transient lingual papillitis
  • Traumatic oral ulceration
  • Traumatic oral ulceration
  • Traumatic ulceration of tongue
  • Traumatic ulcerative granuloma of tongue with stromal eosinophilia
  • Ulcer on tongue
  • Ulcer on tongue
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency glossitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K14.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Abscess of tongue
    • Ulceration (traumatic) of tongue
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • atrophic glossitis (@K14.4*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K14.0 Right Arrow 529.0 Glossitis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K14 Diseases of tongue
K14.1 Geographic tongue
K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis
K14.3 Hypertrophy of tongue papillae
K14.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae
K14.5 Plicated tongue
K14.6 Glossodynia
K14.8 Other diseases of tongue
K14.9 Disease of tongue, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023