K11 — Diseases of salivary glands
Not billable
Is K11 billable?
No — K11 is a non-billable header code. K11 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 13 billable codes beneath K11.
Billable codes under this header
- K11.0Atrophy of salivary gland
- K11.1Hypertrophy of salivary gland
- K11.3Abscess of salivary gland
- K11.4Fistula of salivary gland
- K11.5Sialolithiasis
- K11.6Mucocele of salivary gland
- K11.7Disturbances of salivary secretion
- K11.8Other diseases of salivary glands
- K11.9Disease of salivary gland, unspecified
- K11.20Sialoadenitis, unspecified
- K11.21Acute sialoadenitis
- K11.22Acute recurrent sialoadenitis
- K11.23Chronic sialoadenitis
K11 at a glance
| Code | K11 |
|---|---|
| Description | Diseases of salivary glands |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside K11 to fully describe the condition. K11 is sequenced first.
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K11, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K11 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under K11? (10)
- K11.0Atrophy of salivary gland
- K11.1Hypertrophy of salivary gland
- K11.2Sialoadenitisnot billable
- K11.3Abscess of salivary gland
- K11.4Fistula of salivary gland
- K11.5Sialolithiasis
- K11.6Mucocele of salivary gland
- K11.7Disturbances of salivary secretion
- K11.8Other diseases of salivary glands
- K11.9Disease of salivary gland, unspecified
How long has K11 existed?
K11 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.