Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

K03.81 Cracked tooth
K03.89 Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from K03 Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth

Excludes2 - not included here

bruxism (F45.8)
dental caries (K02.-)
teeth-grinding NOS (F45.8)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K03.0	Excessive attrition of teeth	Valid
K03.1	Abrasion of teeth	Valid
K03.2	Erosion of teeth	Valid
K03.3	Pathological resorption of teeth	Valid
K03.4	Hypercementosis	Valid
K03.5	Ankylosis of teeth	Valid
K03.6	Deposits [accretions] on teeth	Valid
K03.7	Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues	Valid
K03.9	Disease of hard tissues of teeth, unspecified	Valid