K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
Applies from K13 Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa
Includes
- epithelial disturbances of tongue
Excludes2 (not included here)
- certain disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (K05-K06)
- cysts of oral region (K09.-)
- diseases of tongue (K14.-)
- stomatitis and related lesions (K12.-)
Use additional code
- 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)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
528.9 Other and unspecified diseases of the oral soft tissues (approximate)
Code annotations containing back-references to K13.79
Back-references to K13.79
- Type 1 Excludes:
L98.5 Mucinosis of the skin ("focal oral mucinosis (K13.79)")
Diagnosis Index entries for K13.79
- Atrophy, atrophic (of) › buccal cavity
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › mouth
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › palate (soft)
- Deformity › mouth (acquired)
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › mouth
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › palate (hard) › soft
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › uvula
- Insufficiency, insufficient › velopharyngeal › acquired
- Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › buccal cavity
- Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › mouth
- Mucinosis (cutaneous) (focal) (papular) (reticular erythematous) (skin) › oral
- Mucocele › buccal cavity
- Pain (s) › mouth
- Palatoplegia
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › palate (soft)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › uvula
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › velum palati
- Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › uvula
- Sore › mouth
- Stomatorrhagia
Nearby codes
K13.4 Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosaK13.5 Oral submucous fibrosisK13.6 Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosaK13.7 Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosaK13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosaK13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa (this code)