ICD-9: 528.6. Short Description: Leukoplakia oral mucosa. Long Description: Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue. This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 528.6.
Other diseases of vocal cords 1 J38.3 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 J38.3 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J38.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 J38.3 may differ.
K13.2 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K13.2. Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code. Type 1 Excludes carcinoma in situ of oral epithelium (D00.0-) hairy leukoplakia (K13.3) Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue.
Other diseases of vocal cords 1 Abductor spasmodic dysphonia. 2 Abductor spastic dysphonia. 3 Abscess of vocal cord. 4 Abscess of vocal cords. 5 Atrophy of vocal cord. 6 ... (more items)
Vocal fold leukoplakia is a white patch-like lesion that forms on the surface of one or both vocal folds. The lesion has a white appearance due to an increased growth of cells. Abnormal cell growth is called dysplasia, which can be indicative of an early cancerous process.
J38. 3 - Other diseases of vocal cords | ICD-10-CM.
The mucosa form two pairs of folds, false and true vocal cords, which extend into the lumen of the larynx. The laryngeal epithelium corresponding to the mechanically exposed areas consists of stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium.
Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecified J38. 00 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 J38. 00 became effective on October 1, 2021.
J38. 2 - Nodules of vocal cords. ICD-10-CM.
With Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction (PVCD), the vocal cords close together, or constrict, when a person inhales, leaving only a small opening for air to flow into the windpipe.
'Vocal cord' suggests a band or string suspended in the air that vibrates when it is plucked or struck. In fact, the vocal fold is a part of a muscle on the side of the larynx, covered with special tissues that can vibrate at a high speed. It resembles a lip of tissue much more than a cord.
In humans, vocal cords, also known as vocal folds or voice reeds, are folds of throat tissues that are key in creating sounds through vocalization.
The vocal cords (also called vocal folds) are two bands of smooth muscle tissue found in the larynx (voice box). The vocal cords vibrate and air passes through the cords from the lungs to produce the sound of your voice. Some of the more common vocal cord disorders include the following.
Like asthma, vocal cord dysfunction can be triggered by breathing in lung irritants, having an upper respiratory infection or exercising. However, unlike asthma, vocal cord dysfunction isn't an immune system reaction and doesn't involve the lower airways. Treatment for the two conditions also is different.
Prototypical patient is driven, type A personality, often intolerant of failure. Common associated conditions include anxiety, depression, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and asthma. VCD may coexist with asthma in 30 to 60 percent of cases.
Dysphonia refers to having an abnormal voice. It is also known as hoarseness. Dysphonia has many causes which are detailed below. Changes to the voice can occur suddenly or gradually over time. The voice can be described as hoarse, rough, raspy, strained, weak, breathy, or gravely.
Laryngeal leukoplakia white plaques on vocal cords. The initial definition of leukoplakia by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a 'white mucosal lesion' was refined to indcate "a white patch or plaque that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease" - with the inherent acknowledgement that ...
Further refinement in the definition has led to the contemporary definition of leukoplakia as "white plaques of questionable risk having excluded (other) known disease or disorder that carry no increased risk for cancer". Benign Leukoplakia. Pre-malignant Leukoplakia. Laryngeal white lesions that are not leukoplakia.
Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue. Approximate Synonyms. Leukoplakia of gingiva. Leukoplakia of lip. Leukoplakia of lips. Leukoplakia of mucosa and tongue. Leukoplakia of oral mucosa. Mucosa and tongue leukoplakia. Clinical Information.
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. Leukoplakia may be a premalignant condition. A white patch seen on the oral mucosa.