ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K04.99
Other diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K04.99
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K04 — Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K04.99 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other diseases of pulp and periapical tissues. 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 K04
- K04Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
- K04.0Pulpitis
- K04.01Reversible pulpitis
- K04.02Irreversible pulpitis
- K04.1Necrosis of pulp
- K04.2Pulp degeneration
- K04.3Abnormal hard tissue formation in pulp
- K04.4Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin
- K04.5Chronic apical periodontitis
- K04.6Periapical abscess with sinus
- K04.7Periapical abscess without sinus
- K04.8Radicular cyst
- K04.9Other and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
- K04.90Unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
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