K05.0

Acute gingivitis

Non-billable header

K05.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (A69.1)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] gingivostomatitis (B00.2)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K05)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K05)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K05)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K05)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K05)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K05)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K05)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K05)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify: (from K05)
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) (from K05)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from K05)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from K05)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from K05)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from K05)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from K05)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (from K05)

Parent code

  • K05Gingivitis and periodontal diseasesHeader

More specific codes K05.0

  • K05.00Acute gingivitis, plaque inducedBillable
  • K05.01Acute gingivitis, non-plaque inducedBillable

Related codes

  • K05.1Chronic gingivitisHeader
  • K05.2Aggressive periodontitisHeader
  • K05.3Chronic periodontitisHeader
  • K05.4PeriodontosisBillable
  • K05.5Other periodontal diseasesBillable
  • K05.6Periodontal disease, unspecifiedBillable

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