Diseases of lips

This code represents a broad category encompassing various non-neoplastic and non-infectious conditions affecting the lips. It includes inflammatory processes, structural abnormalities, and other dermatological issues specifically localized to the labial region.

Use this code for diagnoses such as cheilitis (excluding angular cheilitis, which has a more specific code), exfoliative cheilitis, or other unspecified diseases primarily impacting the lips. Documentation should clearly indicate a disease process of the lips that is not better classified by a more specific ICD-9-CM code.

• Avoid using this code if a more specific diagnosis for a lip condition (e.g., herpes simplex of lip, carcinoma of lip) is documented.
• Distinguish from congenital anomalies of the lip, which are coded elsewhere.
• Ensure the documentation specifies "lips" as the primary affected site to justify this code.