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K04

Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues

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 10 more specific codes instead:

  • K04.0 Pulpitis (also a header)
  • K04.1 Necrosis of pulp
  • K04.2 Pulp degeneration
  • K04.3 Abnormal hard tissue formation in pulp
  • K04.4 Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin
  • K04.5 Chronic apical periodontitis
  • K04.6 Periapical abscess with sinus
  • K04.7 Periapical abscess without sinus
  • K04.8 Radicular cyst
  • K04.9 Other and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues (also a header)

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues