Gingival recession, localized

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, FY2018 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

K06.010 Localized gingival recession, unspecified
K06.011 Localized gingival recession, minimal
K06.012 Localized gingival recession, moderate
K06.013 Localized gingival recession, severe

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

FY2018 Added to the code set Gingival recession, localized

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 K06 Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

Excludes2 - not included here

acute gingivitis (K05.0)
atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2)
chronic gingivitis (K05.1)
gingivitis NOS (K05.1)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K06.02	Gingival recession, generalized	Not billable