Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 529.4
Atrophy of tongue papillae
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 529.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 529.4 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 529.4 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K14.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae
Applies To
  • Bald tongue
  • Glazed tongue
  • Glossitis:
    • Hunter's
    • Moeller's
  • Glossodynia exfoliativa
  • Smooth atrophic tongue
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 529.4:
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • tongue (senile) 529.8
      • papillae 529.4
      • smooth 529.4
  • Bald
    • tongue 529.4
  • Glazed tongue 529.4
  • Glossitis 529.0
    • atrophic 529.4
    • Hunter's 529.4
    • Moeller's 529.4
  • Glossodynia 529.6
    • exfoliativa 529.4
  • Hunter's glossitis 529.4
  • Moeller (-Barlow) disease (infantile scurvy) 267
    • glossitis 529.4
  • Papillitis 377.31
    • chronic lingual 529.4
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hunterian glossitis 529.4
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 529.4 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.