ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K06.8
Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K06.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K06 — Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K06.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge. 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 K06
- K06Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
- K06.0Gingival recession
- K06.01Gingival recession, localized
- K06.010Localized gingival recession, unspecified
- K06.011Localized gingival recession, minimal
- K06.012Localized gingival recession, moderate
- K06.013Localized gingival recession, severe
- K06.02Gingival recession, generalized
- K06.020Generalized gingival recession, unspecified
- K06.021Generalized gingival recession, minimal
- K06.022Generalized gingival recession, moderate
- K06.023Generalized gingival recession, severe
- K06.1Gingival enlargement
- K06.2Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
- K06.3Horizontal alveolar bone loss
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