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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K12.2 Cellulitis and abscess of mouth

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K12.2 is the ICD-10 code for Cellulitis and abscess of mouth. It is a four-character subcategory of K12 (Stomatitis and related lesions), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K00–K14 (Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K12.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Cellulitis of mouth (floor)
  • Submandibular abscess

What K12.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

K12.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K12.2Inflammation och abscess i munregionen

NorwayICD-10-NO

K12.2Cellulitt eller abscess i munn

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK122Flegmone eller absces i munden

  • DK122AAbscessus submandibularis
  • DK122BAbsces i munden
FinlandICD-10-FI

K12.2Suun selluliitti ja paiseet

GermanyICD-10-GM

K12.2Phlegmone und Abszess des Mundes

  • K12.20Mund- (Boden-) Phlegmone
  • K12.21Submandibularabszess ohne Angabe einer Ausbreitung nach mediastinal, parapharyngeal oder zervikal
  • K12.22Submandibularabszess mit Ausbreitung nach mediastinal, parapharyngeal oder zervikal
  • K12.23Wangenabszess
  • K12.28Sonstige Phlegmone und Abszess des Mundes
  • K12.29Phlegmone und Abszess des Mundes, nicht näher bezeichnet
FranceICD-10-FR

K12.2Phlegmon et abcès de la bouche

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K12.2cellulitis en abces van mond

United StatesICD-10-CM

K12.2Cellulitis and abscess of mouth

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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