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.
Check K11.7 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: 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
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K11.7 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- 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
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- 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)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.