Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth

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 8 more specific codes instead:

K08.50 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth, unspecified
K08.51 Open restoration margins of tooth
K08.52 Unrepairable overhanging of dental restorative materials
K08.53 Fractured dental restorative material (also a header)
K08.54 Contour of existing restoration of tooth biologically incompatible with oral health
K08.55 Allergy to existing dental restorative material
K08.56 Poor aesthetic of existing restoration of tooth
K08.59 Other unsatisfactory restoration of tooth

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 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth

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
K08.2	Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge	Not billable
K08.3	Retained dental root	Valid
K08.4	Partial loss of teeth	Not billable
K08.8	Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures	Not billable
K08.9	Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified	Valid