527.3 SALIVARY GLAND ABSCESS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 527.3
  • Short Description: Salivary gland abscess
  • Long Description: Abscess of salivary gland
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws (520-529)
      • 527 Diseases of the salivary glands
        • 527.3 Salivary gland abscess

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 527.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • parotid (duct) (gland) 527.3
      • region 528.3
    • salivary duct or gland 527.3
    • sublingual 528.3
      • gland 527.3
    • submandibular (region) (space) (triangle) 682.0
      • gland 527.3
    • submaxillary (region) 682.0
      • gland 527.3
    • submental (pyogenic) 682.0
      • gland 527.3
  • Calvities (see also Alopecia) 704.00
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
    • submandibular (region) (space) (triangle) 682.0
      • gland 527.3
    • submaxillary 528.3
      • gland 527.3
    • submental (pyogenic) 682.0
      • gland 527.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 527.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
527.3 Right Arrow K11.3 Abscess of salivary gland
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
527.0 Atrophy of salivary gland
527.1 Hypertrophy of salivary gland
527.2 Sialoadenitis
527.4 Fistula of salivary gland
527.5 Sialolithiasis
527.6 Mucocele of salivary gland
527.7 Disturbance of salivary secretion
527.8 Other specified diseases of the salivary glands
527.9 Unspecified disease of the salivary glands
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