ICD-9 code 528.5 for Diseases of lips is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY, SALIVARY GLANDS, AND JAWS (520-529).
Abscess of lip(s)
Cellulitis of lip(s)
Fistula of lip(s)
Hypertrophy of lip(s)
Cheilitis:
NOS
angular
Cheilodynia
Cheilosis
Excludes: actinic cheilitis (692.79)
congenital fistula of lip (750.25)
leukoplakia of lips (528.6)
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