K13 Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa

Category / Non-billable header 15 subcodes

Block: Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)

Includes

  • epithelial disturbances of tongue

Excludes 2 (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)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
K13..0 Diseases of lips Yes
K13..1 Cheek and lip biting Yes
K13..2 Leukoplakia and other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue No
K13..21 Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue Yes
K13..22 Minimal keratinized residual ridge mucosa Yes
K13..23 Excessive keratinized residual ridge mucosa Yes
K13..24 Leukokeratosis nicotina palati Yes
K13..29 Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue Yes
K13..3 Hairy leukoplakia Yes
K13..4 Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa Yes
K13..5 Oral submucous fibrosis Yes
K13..6 Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa Yes
K13..7 Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa No
K13..70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa Yes
K13..79 Other lesions of oral mucosa Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026