Is K14.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K14.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K14.0 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).

What cannot be coded together with K14.0?

K14.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

K14.0

K14.0 — Glossitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K14.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for glossitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

atrophic glossitis (K14.4)

Inclusion terms

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

Abscess of tongue
Ulceration (traumatic) of tongue

Risk adjustment

K14.0 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.

Medicare coverage

K14.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

How K14.0 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K14.0.

Fede's disease
Gingivoglossitis
Glossitis(chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's)
Moeller's glossitis
Riga disease(-Fede)
Abscess›lingual
Abscess›tongue(staphylococcal)
Aphthae, aphthous›cachectic
Disease, diseased›Fede's
Disease, diseased›Riga(-Fede) (cachectic aphthae)
Gangrene, gangrenous›glossitis
Glossitis›cortical superficial, sclerotic

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K14. If K14.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K14.0

Is K14.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K14.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K14.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).
What cannot be coded together with K14.0?: K14.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.