K14.3

K14.3: Hypertrophy of tongue papillae

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K14.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hypertrophy of tongue papillae. 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.

Black hairy tongue
Coated tongue
Hypertrophy of foliate papillae
Lingua villosa nigra

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K14.3

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

Written on K14: Diseases of tongue

erythroplakia (K13.29)
focal epithelial hyperplasia (K13.29)
leukoedema of tongue (K13.29)
leukoplakia of tongue (K13.21)
hairy leukoplakia (K13.3)
macroglossia (congenital) (Q38.2)
submucous fibrosis of tongue (K13.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Coated tongue
Glossophytia
Glossotrichia
Hairy black tongue
Acanthosis›tongue
Anthracosis›lingua
Black›hairy tongue
Lingua›nigra(villosa)
Strawberry›tongue(red) (white)
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›tongue›papillae(foliate)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K14