K13.24

K13.24: Leukokeratosis nicotina palati

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K13.24 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for leukokeratosis nicotina palati. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K13.24 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

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

Smoker's palate

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K13.24

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 K13.24

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.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with K13.24

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K13.21Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K13.24 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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