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ICD-10-CM Code for Oral mucositis (ulcerative) K12.3

ICD-10 code K12.3 for Oral mucositis (ulcerative) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Oral mucositis (ulcerative)
Mucositis (oral) (oropharyneal)
Excludes2: gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative) (K92.81)
mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva (N76.81)
nasal mucositis (ulcerative) (J34.81)

K12

Excludes1: cancrum oris (A69.0)
cheilitis (K13.0)
gangrenous stomatitis (A69.0)
herpesviral [herpes simplex] gingivostomatitis (B00.2)
noma (A69.0)

Use additional 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)

 
K12.3 Oral mucositis (ulcerative)
Child Code
Oral mucositis (ulcerative), unspecified
Child Code
Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to antineoplastic therapy
Child Code
Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to other drugs
Child Code
Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to radiation
Child Code
Other oral mucositis (ulcerative)

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