K12.1

Other forms of stomatitis

Billable / specific

K12.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Stomatitis NOS
  • Denture stomatitis
  • Ulcerative stomatitis
  • Vesicular stomatitis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • acute necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis (A69.1)
  • Vincent's stomatitis (A69.1)
  • cancrum oris (A69.0) (from K12)
  • cheilitis (K13.0) (from K12)
  • gangrenous stomatitis (A69.0) (from K12)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] gingivostomatitis (B00.2) (from K12)
  • noma (A69.0) (from K12)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K12)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K12)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K12)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K12)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K12)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K12)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K12)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K12)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify: (from K12)
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) (from K12)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from K12)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from K12)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from K12)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from K12)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from K12)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (from K12)

Also known as

  • Stomatitis NOS
  • Denture stomatitis
  • Ulcerative stomatitis
  • Vesicular stomatitis
  • Catarrh, catarrhal, mouth
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, mouth
  • Stomatitis
  • Stomatitis, catarrhal
  • Stomatitis, follicular
  • Stomatitis, malignant
  • Stomatitis, membranous acute
  • Stomatitis, septic
  • Stomatitis, vesicular
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, buccal
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, oral mucosa
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, palate
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, stomatitis

Parent code

  • K12Stomatitis and related lesionsHeader

Related codes

  • K12.0Recurrent oral aphthaeBillable
  • K12.2Cellulitis and abscess of mouthBillable
  • K12.3Oral mucositis (ulcerative)Header

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