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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 528.9
Other and unspecified diseases of the oral soft tissues
  • Short description: ORAL SOFT TISSUE DIS NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 528.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 528.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 528.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 528.9: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 528.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acquired anomaly of mouth
  • Acquired velopharyngeal dysfunction
  • Acquired velopharyngeal incompetence
  • Acquired velopharyngeal insufficiency
  • Amalgam tattoo
  • Atrophic oral lichen planus
  • Bacterial oral infection
  • Bleeding from fauces
  • Bleeding from mouth
  • Bleeding in mouth and/or pharynx
  • Bleeding of oral mucosa
  • Borderline acquired velopharyngeal dysfunction
  • Borderline velopharyngeal adequacy
  • Borderline velopharyngeal dysfunction
  • Cheek and lip biting
  • Cheek biting
  • Classical histoplasmosis oral ulceration
  • Denture occlusion incorrect
  • Denture stomatitis
  • Deviation of uvula
  • Discomfort in mouth
  • Disease of oral soft tissues
  • Disorder of mouth
  • Disorder of oral mucous membrane
  • Disorder of oral soft tissues
  • Disorder of palate
  • Disorder of uvula of palate
  • Drooping of soft palate
  • Drug-induced oral condition
  • Drug-induced oral ulceration
  • Edema of oral soft tissues
  • Edema of oral vestibule
  • Edema of uvula
  • Eosinophilic granuloma of oral mucosa
  • Erythema of mucous membrane of mouth
  • Erythema of mucous membrane of oral vestibule
  • Fistula of soft palate
  • Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa
  • Hypertrophy of uvula
  • Infectious disease of mucous membrane
  • Infectious disease of oral mucosa
  • Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia of mouth
  • Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa
  • Laugier-Hunziker syndrome
  • Lesion of tongue
  • Lip biting
  • Lower lip mucocele
  • Mass of oral cavity
  • Melanin pigmentation of oral mucosa associated with systemic condition
  • Melanoplakia
  • Mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage syndrome
  • Mouth mucocele
  • Mouth polyp
  • Mouth soreness
  • Mouth symptoms
  • Mucocele of lower lip
  • Mucocele of mouth
  • Necrosis of hard palate
  • On examination - cracked lips
  • On examination - dry lips
  • On examination - mouth ulcer present
  • On examination - soft palate, fauces, uvula, anterior and posterior pillars visible
  • Oral (mouth) infection
  • Oral (mouth) lesion
  • Oral blood blister
  • Oral cavity problem
  • Oral hair
  • Oral infection
  • Oral inflammatory sinus tract patency
  • Oral involvement by mucous membrane pemphigoid
  • Oral lesion
  • Oral lesions in Reiter's syndrome
  • Oral lichen planus
  • Oral melanoplakia
  • Oral mucosal disease due to graft-versus-host disease
  • Oral mucosal involvement by dermatitis herpetiformis
  • Oral mucosal involvement by linear IgA disease
  • Oral mucosal lesion
  • Oral mucosal viral disease
  • Oral mucous membrane involvement by bullous pemphigoid
  • Oral mucous membrane lesion due to late syphilis
  • Oral soft tissue disorder
  • Oral tuberculosis
  • Oral ulceration due to chemical burn
  • Oral ulceration due to thermal burn
  • Oral wart
  • Pain of oral cavity structure
  • Painful mouth
  • Palatitis
  • Papillary hyperplasia of palate
  • Paralysis of palate
  • Poor elevation soft palate
  • Pyogenic granuloma of oral mucosa
  • Racial pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Recurrent mouth ulcers
  • Skin and mucous membrane disorder of mouth, lips and tongue
  • Sore lip
  • Sore mouth
  • Subepithelial hemorrhage of digestive tract
  • Sucking calluses on mouth
  • Suppurative inflammation of oral soft tissue
  • Tenderness of oral cavity structure
  • Tongue biting
  • Traumatic ulcer of oral mucosa
  • Ulcer of mouth
  • Ulcer of palate
  • Uvula tag
  • Uvular hypertrophy
  • Velopharyngeal incompetence
  • Velopharyngeal incompetence due to cleft palate
  • Verrucous hyperplasia of oral mucosa
  • Weak mouth closure
  • White traceries on oral mucosa
Applies To
  • Cheek and lip biting
  • Denture sore mouth
  • Denture stomatitis
  • Melanoplakia
  • Papillary hyperplasia of palate
  • Eosinophilic granuloma of oral mucosa
  • Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa
  • Pyogenic granuloma of oral mucosa
  • Ulcer (traumatic) of oral mucosa
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 528.9:
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • buccal cavity 528.9
  • Biting
    • cheek or lip 528.9
  • Bleeding (see also Hemorrhage) 459.0
    • mouth 528.9
  • Cheek - see also condition
    • biting 528.9
  • Cheilophagia 528.9
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
    • mouth 528.9
    • palate (soft) 528.9
  • Deformity 738.9
    • mouth (acquired) 528.9
    • palate (congenital) 750.9
      • acquired 526.89
      • cleft (congenital) (see also Cleft, palate) 749.00
      • hard, acquired 526.89
      • soft, acquired 528.9
    • uvula (congenital) 750.9
      • acquired 528.9
  • Denture sore (mouth) 528.9
  • Discoloration
    • mouth 528.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • buccal cavity 528.9
    • cheek, inner 528.9
    • mouth 528.9
    • palate (soft) 528.9
  • Dysfunction
    • velopharyngeal (acquired) 528.9
  • Edema, edematous 782.3
    • palate (soft) (hard) 528.9
  • Elongation, elongated (congenital) - see also Distortion
  • Fissure, fissured
    • buccal cavity 528.9
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • palate (hard) 526.89
      • soft 528.9
  • Granuloma NEC 686.1
    • oral mucosa, eosinophilic or pyogenic 528.9
    • pyogenic, pyogenicum (skin) 686.1
      • maxillary alveolar ridge 522.6
      • oral mucosa 528.9
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
    • mouth 528.9
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
    • oral soft tissue (inflammatory) (irritative) (mucosa) NEC 528.9
    • palate, papillary 528.9
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • mouth 528.9
    • palate (hard) 526.89
      • soft 528.9
    • uvula 528.9
  • Incompetency, incompetence, incompetent
    • velopharyngeal (closure)
      • acquired 528.9
      • congenital 750.29
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • mouth (focus) NEC 528.9
    • submaxillary region 528.9
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • velopharyngeal
      • acquired 528.9
      • congenital 750.29
  • Lesion(s)
    • buccal 528.9
  • Lip - see also condition
    • biting 528.9
  • Melanoplakia 528.9
  • Mucocele
    • buccal cavity 528.9
  • Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
    • mouth 528.9
  • Palatoplegia 528.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • palate 528.9
    • soft palate 528.9
    • velum palati 528.9
  • Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
    • uvula 528.9
  • Redundant, redundancy
    • uvula 528.9
  • Sore
    • mouth 528.9
      • canker 528.2
      • due to dentures 528.9
  • Stomatitis 528.00
    • denture 528.9
  • Stomatorrhagia 528.9
  • Symptoms, specified (general) NEC 780.99
    • mouth NEC 528.9
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • buccal (cavity) (traumatic) 528.9
    • hard palate 528.9
    • mouth (traumatic) 528.9
    • oral mucosa (traumatic) 528.9
    • palate (soft) 528.9
    • soft palate 528.9
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