K13.21

Applicable To

• Leukokeratosis of oral mucosa

• Leukoplakia of gingiva, lips, tongue

Approximate Synonyms

• Leukoplakia of gingiva

• Leukoplakia of lip

• Leukoplakia of lips

• Leukoplakia of mucosa and tongue

• Leukoplakia of oral mucosa

• Mucosa and tongue leukoplakia

Clinical Information

• A white patch or plaque on oral cavity mucosa that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease. The diagnosis of leukoplakia is one of exclusion; other conditions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, etc. Must be ruled out before a diagnosis of leukoplakia can be made. Leukoplakia may be a premalignant condition.

• A white patch or plaque on oral mucosa that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease. The diagnosis of leukoplakia is one of exclusion; other conditions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, etc. Must be ruled out before a diagnosis of leukoplakia can be made. Leukoplakia may be a premalignant condition.

• A white patch seen on the oral mucosa. It is considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced. When evidence of epstein-barr virus is present, the condition is called hairy leukoplakia leukoplakia, hairy).

• White patch seen on the oral mucosa; considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced.

Details

• K13.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K13.21 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K13.21 – other international versions of ICD-10 K13.21 may differ.