K14.4

K14.4: Atrophy of tongue papillae

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K14.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atrophy 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.

Atrophic glossitis

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K14.4

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with K14.4

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

K14.0Glossitis

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Bald tongue
Glazed tongue
Glossitis›atrophic
Glossodynia›exfoliativa
Papillitis›chronic lingual
Atrophy, atrophic›tongue›papillae

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K14