Cellulitis and abscess of mouth
Billable / specific
K12.2 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
- Cellulitis of mouth (floor)
- Submandibular abscess
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- abscess of salivary gland (K11.3)
- abscess of tongue (K14.0)
- periapical abscess (K04.6-K04.7)
- periodontal abscess (K05.21)
- peritonsillar abscess (J36)
- 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
- Cellulitis of mouth (floor)
- Submandibular abscess
- Abscess, buccal cavity
- Abscess, cheek, inner
- Abscess, mouth
- Abscess, palate
- Abscess, parotid, region
- Abscess, sublingual
- Abscess, submandibular
- Abscess, uvula
- Angina, Ludovici
- Angina, Ludwig's
- Cellulitis, cheek, internal
- Cellulitis, mouth
- Cellulitis, palate
- Cellulitis, submandibular
- Cellulitis, submaxillary
Parent code
- K12Stomatitis and related lesionsHeader