Acute gingivitis

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:

K05.00 Acute gingivitis, plaque induced
K05.01 Acute gingivitis, non-plaque induced

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 Acute gingivitis

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 K05 Gingivitis and periodontal diseases

Use additional code

code to identify:
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K05.1	Chronic gingivitis	Not billable
K05.2	Aggressive periodontitis	Not billable
K05.3	Chronic periodontitis	Not billable
K05.4	Periodontosis	Valid
K05.5	Other periodontal diseases	Valid
K05.6	Periodontal disease, unspecified	Valid