Partial loss of teeth due to caries

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:

K08.431 Partial loss of teeth due to caries, class I
K08.432 Partial loss of teeth due to caries, class II
K08.433 Partial loss of teeth due to caries, class III
K08.434 Partial loss of teeth due to caries, class IV
K08.439 Partial loss of teeth due to caries, 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Partial loss of teeth due to caries

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
K08.40	Partial loss of teeth, unspecified cause	Not billable
K08.41	Partial loss of teeth due to trauma	Not billable
K08.42	Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases	Not billable
K08.49	Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause	Not billable