ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K03.6
Deposits [accretions] on teeth
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K03.6
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K03 — Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K03.6 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of deposits [accretions] on teeth. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K03
- K03Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth
- K03.0Excessive attrition of teeth
- K03.1Abrasion of teeth
- K03.2Erosion of teeth
- K03.3Pathological resorption of teeth
- K03.4Hypercementosis
- K03.5Ankylosis of teeth
- K03.7Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues
- K03.8Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth
- K03.81Cracked tooth
- K03.89Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth
- K03.9Disease of hard tissues of teeth, unspecified
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