K13.70

K13.70: Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K13.70 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified lesions of oral mucosa. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K13.70 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K13.70

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

K13.70 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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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Lesion›oral mucosa

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K13.7

K13.79Other lesions of oral mucosa