Other and unspecified 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 2 more specific codes instead:

K04.90 Unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
K04.99 Other diseases of pulp and periapical tissues

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 and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K04.0	Pulpitis	Not billable
K04.1	Necrosis of pulp	Valid
K04.2	Pulp degeneration	Valid
K04.3	Abnormal hard tissue formation in pulp	Valid
K04.4	Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin	Valid
K04.5	Chronic apical periodontitis	Valid
K04.6	Periapical abscess with sinus	Valid
K04.7	Periapical abscess without sinus	Valid
K04.8	Radicular cyst	Valid