K14.8 Other diseases of tongue

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Atrophy of tongue
• Crenated tongue
• Enlargement of tongue
• Glossocele
• Glossoptosis
• Hypertrophy of tongue

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)

• 529.8 Other specified conditions of the tongue

Code annotations containing back-references to K14.8

Back-references to K14

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K14.8

• Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) › tongue, congenital (to gum or roof of mouth) › acquired
• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › tongue (senile)
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › tongue
• Crenated tongue
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › tongue
• Deformity › tongue (congenital) › acquired
• Disease, diseased › tongue › specified NEC
• Enlargement, enlarged › tongue
• Glossocele
• Glossoncus
• Glossoplegia
• Glossoptosis
• Hemiatrophy › tongue
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › tongue
• Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › frenulum, frenum (tongue)
• Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › tongue
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › thyroglossal duct
• Macroglossia (congenital) › acquired
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › tongue
• Spasm (s), spastic, spasticity › tongue
• Thickening › tongue

Nearby codes

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