K14
K14 — Diseases of tongue
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
K14 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for diseases of tongue. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
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.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
Other codes that can never be billed with K14
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at K14. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading K14 alone.
Risk adjustment
K14 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.
Code to one of these instead K14
9 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about K14
- Is K14 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. K14 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does K14 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).