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K12.32

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Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to other drugs

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Painful mouth ulcers caused by medications other than cancer drugs, such as certain antibiotics or immunosuppressants.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific medication causing the mucositis in the medical record
  • •Consider whether the medication should be discontinued or changed based on severity

Use Additional Code

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Code Hierarchy

└K12Stomatitis and related lesions└K12.3Oral mucositis (ulcerative)└K12.32Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to other drugs
└K12.32Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to other drugs

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