K14.1 — Geographic tongue
Is K14.1 billable?
Yes — K14.1 is billable for FY2027. K14.1 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K14.1 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
K14.1 at a glance
| Code | K14.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Geographic tongue |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K14.1 group to?
K14.1 sits in MDC Pre and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 011Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCCsurgical
- 012Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CCsurgical
- 013Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCCsurgical
How is K14.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K14.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Geographic tongue
- Glossitis › areata exfoliativa (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's)
- Glossitis › benign migratory (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's)
- Lingua › geographica
- Rash › wandering tongue (toxic)
- Erythema, erythematous › migrans › tongue (infectional) (inflammation)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K14.1.
- Benign migratory glossitis
- Glossitis areata exfoliativa
Use additional code — inherited from K14
Report an additional code alongside K14.1 to fully describe the condition. K14.1 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K14.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K14.1 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K14
The conditions below are not part of K14.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K14.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has K14.1 existed?
K14.1 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.