Is K11.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K11.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K11.7 sit in the tabular list?

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

K11.7

K11.7 — Disturbances of salivary secretion

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K11.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disturbances of salivary secretion. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

dry mouth NOS (R68.2)

Inclusion terms

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

Hypoptyalism
Ptyalism
Xerostomia

Risk adjustment

K11.7 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.

Medicare coverage

K11.7 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies — 21 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57185Billing and Coding: Botulinum Toxin Injections
A57186Billing and Coding: Botulinum Toxin Injections

How K11.7 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K11.7.

Aptyalism
Asialia
Hypersalivation
Hypoptyalism
Ptyalism(periodic)
Salivation, excessive
Sialosis
Xerostomia
Disturbance›salivary secretion
Excess, excessive, excessively›salivation
Hypersecretion›salivary gland(any)
Hyposecretion›salivary gland(any)

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K11. If K11.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K11.7

Is K11.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K11.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K11.7 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).