K13.23

K13.23: Excessive keratinized residual ridge mucosa

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K13.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for excessive keratinized residual ridge mucosa. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Excessive keratinization of alveolar ridge mucosa

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K13.23

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K13.2: Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue

carcinoma in situ of oral epithelium (D00.0-)
hairy leukoplakia (K13.3)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K13.23

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K13: Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa

certain disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (K05-K06)
cysts of oral region (K09.-)
diseases of tongue (K14.-)
stomatitis and related lesions (K12.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K13.23 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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