ICD-10-CM › K00-K95 › K00-K14 › K06.02 Gingival recession, generalized › K06.022
K06.022
Generalized gingival recession, moderate
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.
- FY2018 Added to the code set Generalized gingival recession, moderate
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)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Attrition > gum
- Atrophy, atrophic > gum
- Recession, receding > gingival > generalized > moderate
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K06.020 | Generalized gingival recession, unspecified | Valid |
| K06.021 | Generalized gingival recession, minimal | Valid |
| K06.023 | Generalized gingival recession, severe | Valid |