Diagnosis Code

K14.3 HYPERTROPHY OF TONGUE PAPILLAE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K14.3

Short Description: Hypertrophy of tongue papillae

Long Description: Hypertrophy of tongue papillae

The code K14.3 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)
        • K14.3 Hypertrophy of tongue papillae

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Black hairy tongue
  • Coating of mucous membrane of tongue
  • Coating of oral mucosa
  • Finding of surface of tongue
  • Hypertrophy of foliate papillae
  • Hypertrophy of tongue papillae
  • Large circumvallate papillae
  • Strawberry tongue

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K14.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Black hairy tongue
    • Coated tongue
    • Hypertrophy of foliate papillae
    • Lingua villosa nigra

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K14.3 Right Arrow 529.3 Hypertroph tongue papill

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
K14.0 Glossitis
K14.1 Geographic tongue
K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis
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