Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge

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 7 more specific codes instead:

K08.20 Unspecified atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge
K08.21 Minimal atrophy of the mandible
K08.22 Moderate atrophy of the mandible
K08.23 Severe atrophy of the mandible
K08.24 Minimal atrophy of maxilla
K08.25 Moderate atrophy of the maxilla
K08.26 Severe atrophy of the maxilla

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 Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge

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 K08 Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures

Excludes2 - not included here

dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
disorders of jaw (M27.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K08.0	Exfoliation of teeth due to systemic causes	Valid
K08.1	Complete loss of teeth	Not billable
K08.3	Retained dental root	Valid
K08.4	Partial loss of teeth	Not billable
K08.5	Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth	Not billable
K08.8	Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures	Not billable
K08.9	Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified	Valid