ICD-10-CM Code K14.6
Glossodynia
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.K14.6 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of glossodynia. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code K146 is used to code Burning mouth syndrome
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS also termed glossodynia, orodynia, oral dysaesthesia, glossopyrosis, stomatodynia, burning tongue, stomatopyrosis, sore tongue, burning tongue syndrome, burning mouth, or sore mouth) is the complaint of a burning sensation in the mouth where no underlying dental or medical cause can be identified and no oral signs are found. Burning mouth syndrome may also comprise subjective xerostomia (a dry mouth sensation where no cause can be found such as reduced salivary flow), oral paraesthesia (e.g. tingling) and altered taste or smell (dysgeusia and dysosmia).
Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
MeSH Code: | D005926 |
ICD 9 Code: | 529.6 |
Coding Notes for K14.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Glossopyrosis
- Painful tongue
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #011-013 - Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #011-013 - Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #011-013 - Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #157-159 - Dental and oral diseases with MCC.
- DRG Group #157-159 - Dental and oral diseases with CC.
- DRG Group #157-159 - Dental and oral diseases without CC or MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K14.6 - Glossodynia'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K14.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 529.6 was previously used, K14.6 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: K14 - Diseases of tongue