K14.6
K14.6: Glossodynia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K14.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for glossodynia. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K14.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Glossopyrosis
- Painful tongue
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K14.6
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with K14.6
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R52Pain, unspecified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K14.6 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Glossagra
- Glossalgia
- Glossodynia
- Glossopyrosis
- Burning›tongue
- Pain›tongue
- Sensation›burning›tongue
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.