Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
Non-billable header
K04 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
More specific codes K04
- K04.0PulpitisHeader
- K04.1Necrosis of pulpBillable
- K04.2Pulp degenerationBillable
- K04.3Abnormal hard tissue formation in pulpBillable
- K04.4Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal originBillable
- K04.5Chronic apical periodontitisBillable
- K04.6Periapical abscess with sinusBillable
- K04.7Periapical abscess without sinusBillable
- K04.8Radicular cystBillable
- K04.9Other and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissuesHeader
Related codes
- K00Disorders of tooth development and eruptionHeader
- K01Embedded and impacted teethHeader
- K02Dental cariesHeader
- K03Other diseases of hard tissues of teethHeader
- K05Gingivitis and periodontal diseasesHeader
- K06Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridgeHeader
- K08Other disorders of teeth and supporting structuresHeader
- K09Cysts of oral region, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- K11Diseases of salivary glandsHeader
- K12Stomatitis and related lesionsHeader
- K13Other diseases of lip and oral mucosaHeader
- K14Diseases of tongueHeader