Is K11.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K11.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K11.2 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).

What cannot be coded together with K11.2?

K11.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

K11.2

K11.2 — Sialoadenitis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K11.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for sialoadenitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

epidemic parotitis (B26.-)
mumps (B26.-)
uveoparotid fever [Heerfordt] (D86.89)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Parotitis

Other codes that can never be billed with K11.2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at K11.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading K11.2 alone.

K11.21Acute sialoadenitis

Risk adjustment

K11.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead K11.2

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K11. If K11.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K11.2

Is K11.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K11.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K11.2 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).
What cannot be coded together with K11.2?: K11.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.