Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 527.7
Disturbance of salivary secretion
  • Short description: Salivary secretion dis.
  • ICD-9-CM 527.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 527.7 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 527.7.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 527.7: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 527.7 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K11.7 Disturbances of salivary secretion
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R68.2 Dry mouth, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Aptyalism
  • Dry mouth
  • Excessive salivation
  • Salivary secretion disturbance
  • Sialorrhea
Applies To
  • Hyposecretion
  • Ptyalism
  • Sialorrhea
  • Xerostomia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 527.7:
  • Aptyalism 527.7
  • Asialia 527.7
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • salivation 527.7
    • secretion
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Zagari's (xerostomia) 527.7
  • Disturbance - see also Disease
    • salivary secretion 527.7
  • Dry, dryness - see also condition
    • mouth 527.7
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • salivation (see also Ptyalism) 527.7
  • Hypersalivation (see also Ptyalism) 527.7
  • Hypersecretion
    • salivary gland (any) 527.7
  • Hyposecretion
    • salivary gland (any) 527.7
  • Polysialia 527.7
  • Ptyalism 527.7
  • Salivation (excessive) (see also Ptyalism) 527.7
  • Sialaporia 527.7
  • Sialorrhea (see also Ptyalism) 527.7
  • Xerostomia 527.7
  • Zagari's disease (xerostomia) 527.7
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