K14.9

Disease of tongue, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

This is the unspecified option. 8 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 15 never code together

K14code

Excludes2

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

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 8

K14code

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Inclusion terms

Index entries leading here 2

Alongside this code 8 same parent — K14

Additional references

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Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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Present FY2024–FY2027.