ICD-10-CM › K00-K95 › K00-K14 › K08.4 Partial loss of teeth › K08.42

K08.42

Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases

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 5 more specific codes instead:

  • K08.421 Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class I
  • K08.422 Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class II
  • K08.423 Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class III
  • K08.424 Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class IV
  • K08.429 Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, unspecified class

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
K08.40 Partial loss of teeth, unspecified cause Not billable
K08.41 Partial loss of teeth due to trauma Not billable
K08.43 Partial loss of teeth due to caries Not billable
K08.49 Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause Not billable