K14 — Diseases of tongue
Is K14 billable?
No — K14 is a non-billable header code. K14 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 9 billable codes beneath K14.
K14 at a glance
| Code | K14 |
|---|---|
| Description | Diseases of tongue |
| 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 K14 to fully describe the condition. K14 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of K14, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K14 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K14, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K14 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 K14? (9)
How long has K14 existed?
K14 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.