- K12.1 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 K12.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
 - This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K12.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 K12.1 may differ.
 
ICD-10-CM K12.1 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
- Stomatitis NOS
 - Denture stomatitis
 - Ulcerative stomatitis
 - Vesicular stomatitis
 
Type 1 Excludes
- acute necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis (A69.1)
 - Vincent’s stomatitis (A69.1)
 
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
 - 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
 - 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
 - 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
 
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K12.1:
- mouth > Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) J00
 - mouth > Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
 - catarrhal > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
 - follicular > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
 - malignant > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
 - membranous acute > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
 - septic > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
 - vesicular > Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative) K12.1
 - buccal (cavity) (traumatic) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
 - oral mucosa (traumatic) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
 - palate (soft) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
 - stomatitis > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
 
