K03.6

Deposits [accretions] on teeth

Billable / specific

K03.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Betel deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Black deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Extrinsic staining of teeth NOS
  • Green deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Materia alba deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Orange deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Staining of teeth NOS
  • Subgingival dental calculus
  • Supragingival dental calculus
  • Tobacco deposits [accretions] on teeth

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K03)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K03)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K03)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K03)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K03)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K03)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K03)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K03)
  • bruxism (F45.8) (from K03)
  • dental caries (K02.-) (from K03)
  • teeth-grinding NOS (F45.8) (from K03)

Also known as

  • Betel deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Black deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Extrinsic staining of teeth NOS
  • Green deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Materia alba deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Orange deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Staining of teeth NOS
  • Subgingival dental calculus
  • Supragingival dental calculus
  • Tobacco deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Accretions, tooth, teeth
  • Calculus, calculi, calculous, dental
  • Calculus, calculi, calculous, tooth, teeth
  • Deposit, tooth, teeth
  • Stain, staining, tooth, teeth
  • Stain, staining, tooth, teeth, due to accretions
  • Stain, staining, tooth, teeth, due to deposits
  • Stain, staining, tooth, teeth, due to nicotine
  • Stain, staining, tooth, teeth, due to tobacco
  • Tartar

Parent code

  • K03Other diseases of hard tissues of teethHeader

Related codes

  • K03.0Excessive attrition of teethBillable
  • K03.1Abrasion of teethBillable
  • K03.2Erosion of teethBillable
  • K03.3Pathological resorption of teethBillable
  • K03.4HypercementosisBillable
  • K03.5Ankylosis of teethBillable
  • K03.7Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissuesBillable
  • K03.8Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teethHeader
  • K03.9Disease of hard tissues of teeth, unspecifiedBillable

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