K14.9
Disease of tongue, unspecified
BillableComplete code, valid to report
K14.9 (also written K149) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for disease of tongue, unspecified. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 9 codes in category K14 (Diseases of tongue). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 2 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 15 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from K14 Diseases of tongue
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system
- 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)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
This code
- Glossopathy NOS
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 2 entries