ICD-10-CM Code K13.2
Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code K13.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of K13.2 that describes the diagnosis 'leukoplakia and oth disturb of oral epithelium, inc tongue' in more detail.
The ICD code K132 is used to code Leukoplakia
Leukoplakia (also termed leucoplakia, leukokeratosis, leukoplasia, idiopathic leukoplakia, idiopathic keratosis, or idiopathic white patch), normally refers to a condition where areas of keratosis appear as firmly attached white patches on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, although the term is sometimes used for white patches of other gastrointestinal tract mucosal sites, or mucosal surfaces of the urinary tract and genitals.
| Specialty: | Urology |
| MeSH Codes: | D007971, D007971, D007971, D007971, D007971, D007971 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 528.6, 530.83, 607.0, 622.2, 623.1, 624.0 |
Oral leukoplakia on the buccal mucosa.
Coding Notes for K13.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Carcinoma in situ of oral epithelium - instead, use code D00.0-
- Hairy leukoplakia - instead, use code K13.3
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K13.2 - Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K13.2. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: K13 - Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa