Diagnosis Code: 528.79

Short Description: Dist oral epithelium NEC

Long Description: Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
  • Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws (520-529)
    • 528 Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue
      • 528.79 Dist oral epithelium NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Alteration in oral mucous membrane
• Betel chewer's mucosa
• Dentifrice associated slough
• Erythroplakia of mouth
• Erythroplakia of tongue
• Exogenous pigmentation of oral mucosa
• Focal epithelial hyperplasia of mouth
• Focal epithelial hyperplasia of tongue
• Focal oral mucinosis
• Hyperkeratosis of oral mucosa
• Leukedema of mouth
• Leukedema of tongue
• Leukokeratosis nicotina palati
• Supraglottic erythema
• Traumatic oral hemorrhagic bulla

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 528.79 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Disturbance - see also Disease
  • keratinization NEC
    • oral (mucosa) (soft tissue) 528.79
      • residual ridge mucosa
        • excessive 528.72
        • minimal 528.71
    • tongue 528.79
  • oral epithelium, including tongue 528.79
    • residual ridge mucosa
      • excessive 528.72
      • minimal 528.71

• Dyskeratosis (see also Keratosis) 701.1
  • oral soft tissue NEC 528.79
  • tongue 528.79

• Erythroplakia
  • oral mucosa 528.79
  • tongue 528.79

• Hyperkeratosis (see also Keratosis) 701.1
  • tongue 528.79

• Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
  • epithelial 709.8
    • focal, oral, including tongue 528.79
    • mouth (focal) 528.79
    • tongue (focal) 528.79

• Leukoedema, mouth or tongue 528.79

• Leukokeratosis (see also Leukoplakia) 702.8
  • nicotina palati 528.79

Crosswalk Information

The code 528.79 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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