icd 10 code for leukokeratosis of oral mucosa

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K13.21

What is the ICD 10 code for leukoplakia of oral mucosa?

Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue 1 K13.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM K13.21 became effective on October 1, 2019. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K13.21 - other international versions of ICD-10 K13.21 may differ.

What is the ICD 10 code for leukokeratosis nicotina palati?

Leukokeratosis nicotina palati 1 K13.24 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K13.24 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K13.24 - other international versions of ICD-10 K13.24 may differ. More ...

What is the ICD 10 code for tongue cancer?

K13.21 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 . DRG 013 - TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE,MOUTH & NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC

What is leukoplakia of the tongue?

Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue. A white patch or plaque on oral mucosa that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease. The diagnosis of leukoplakia is one of exclusion; other conditions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, etc. Must be ruled out before a diagnosis of leukoplakia can be made.

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What is leukoplakia of oral mucosa?

Leukoplakia appears as thick, white patches on the inside surfaces of your mouth. It has a number of possible causes, including repeated injury or irritation. It can also be a sign of precancerous changes in the mouth or mouth cancer.

What is the ICD-10 code for buccal mucosa?

K13.70Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa K13. 70 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM K13. 70 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the ICD-10 PCS code for excisional debridement of the oral mucosa?

Excision of Buccal Mucosa, Open Approach, Diagnostic ICD-10-PCS 0CB40ZX is a specific/billable code that can be used to indicate a procedure.

What is the ICD-10 code for oral lesion?

70.

Where is the buccal mucosa?

The inner lining of the cheeks. Anatomy of the oral cavity.

What is an oral mucosal lesion?

Broadly speaking, oral pathology can present as a mucosal surface lesion (white, red, brown, blistered or verruciform), swelling present at an oral subsite (lips/buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth, palate and jaws; discussed in an accompanying article by these authors)1 or symptoms related to teeth (pain, mobility).

Is surgical debridement the same as excisional debridement?

One thing to keep in mind, is the difference between an excisional debridement and a non-excisional debridement. An excisional debridement: Is a surgical procedure that involves an excisional method of removal, or cutting away tissue, necrosis and/or slough. Groups to a surgical MS-DRG.

What is the ICD 10 PCS code for the excisional debridement?

If an excisional debridement the code would be 0HBMXZZ Excision of right foot skin, external approach. Example: Excisional debridement of skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle of buttocks. (Accounting for laterality), 0KBP3ZZ Excision of left hip muscle, percutaneous approach.

Is VersaJet excisional debridement?

The use of a VersaJet, without additional surgical cutting away of tissue is classified as non-excisional.

What are the types of oral lesions?

Large-scale, population-based screening studies have identified the most common oral lesions as candidiasis, recurrent herpes labialis, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, mucocele, fibroma, mandibular and palatal tori, pyogenic granuloma, erythema migrans, hairy tongue, lichen planus, and leukoplakia.

What is the ICD-10-CM code for excision of a 2cm lesion of the mucosa and submucosa with complex repair?

CPT® Code 40810 in section: Excision of lesion of mucosa and submucosa, vestibule of mouth.

What is K13 79 code?

Other lesions of oral mucosaK13. 79 - Other lesions of oral mucosa | ICD-10-CM.

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..

Coding Notes for K13.21 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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.

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #011-013 - Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses with MCC.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K13.21 - Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K13.21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code K13.21 and a single ICD9 code, 528.6 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

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