ICD-10-CM K11: Diseases of salivary glands

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for K11

Diseases of salivary glands

Coding Notes & Guidelines for K11

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • epidemic parotitis (B26.-)
  • mumps (B26.-)
  • uveoparotid fever [Heerfordt] (D86.89)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

acute recurrent sialoadenitis (K11.22)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

congenital fistula of salivary gland (Q38.4)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

Sjögren syndrome (M35.0-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

dry mouth NOS (R68.2)

Use Additional Code
  • 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)
Inclusion Terms

Parotitis

Inclusion Terms
  • Calculus of salivary gland or duct
  • Stone of salivary gland or duct
Inclusion Terms
  • Mucous extravasation cyst of salivary gland
  • Mucous retention cyst of salivary gland
  • Ranula
Inclusion Terms
  • Hypoptyalism
  • Ptyalism
  • Xerostomia
Inclusion Terms
  • Benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland
  • Mikulicz' disease
  • Necrotizing sialometaplasia
  • Sialectasia
  • Stenosis of salivary duct
  • Stricture of salivary duct
Inclusion Terms

Sialoadenopathy NOS

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for K11):

K11.0 - Atrophy of salivary gland K11.1 - Hypertrophy of salivary gland K11.2 - Sialoadenitis K11.20 - Sialoadenitis, unspecified K11.21 - Acute sialoadenitis K11.22 - Acute recurrent sialoadenitis K11.23 - Chronic sialoadenitis K11.3 - Abscess of salivary gland K11.4 - Fistula of salivary gland K11.5 - Sialolithiasis K11.6 - Mucocele of salivary gland K11.7 - Disturbances of salivary secretion K11.8 - Other diseases of salivary glands K11.9 - Disease of salivary gland, unspecified

About ICD-10-CM Code K11 (Diseases of salivary glands)

ICD-10-CM code K11 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM K11 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about K11 - Diseases of salivary glands. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Diseases of salivary glands.