K14.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Atrophic glossitis

Applies from K14 Diseases of tongue

Excludes2 (not included here)

• erythroplakia (K13.29)
• focal epithelial hyperplasia (K13.29)
• leukoedema of tongue (K13.29)
• leukoplakia of tongue (K13.21)
• hairy leukoplakia (K13.3)
• macroglossia (congenital) (Q38.2)
• submucous fibrosis of tongue (K13.5)

Use additional code

• code to identify:
• alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
• exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
• 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)

• 529.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae

Code annotations containing back-references to K14.4

Back-references to K14.4

• Type 1 Excludes: K14.0 Glossitis ("atrophic glossitis (K14.4)")

Back-references to K14

• Type 2 Excludes: K13 Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa ("diseases of tongue (K14.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K14.4

• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › tongue (senile) › papillae
• Bald tongue
• Glazed tongue
• Glossitis (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's) › atrophic
• Glossodynia › exfoliativa
• Papillitis › chronic lingual

Nearby codes

• K14 Diseases of tongue
• K14.0 Glossitis
• K14.1 Geographic tongue
• K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis
• K14.3 Hypertrophy of tongue papillae
• K14.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae (this code)
• K14.5 Plicated tongue
• K14.6 Glossodynia
• K14.8 Other diseases of tongue
• K14.9 Disease of tongue, unspecified