201620172018201920202021202220232024Billable/Specific Code
- K12.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K12.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K12.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 K12.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K12.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 157 Dental and oral diseases with mcc
- 158 Dental and oral diseases with cc
- 159 Dental and oral diseases without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Aphthous stomatitis (major) (minor)
- Bednar’s aphthae
- Periadenitis mucosa necrotica recurrens
- Recurrent aphthous ulcer
- Stomatitis herpetiformis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K12.0:
- Bednar\’s > Aphthae, aphthous
- oral (recurrent) > Aphthae, aphthous
- stomatitis (major) (minor) > Aphthae, aphthous
- ulcer (oral) (recurrent) > Aphthae, aphthous
- aphthae > Bednar\’s
- canker > mouth K13.79
- aphthous > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
- herpetiformis > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
- aphthous (oral) (recurrent) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative