Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
Non-billable header
K06 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)
- acute gingivitis (K05.0)
- atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2)
- chronic gingivitis (K05.1)
- gingivitis NOS (K05.1)
More specific codes K06
- K06.0Gingival recessionHeader
- K06.1Gingival enlargementBillable
- K06.2Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with traumaBillable
- K06.3Horizontal alveolar bone lossBillable
- K06.8Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridgeBillable
- K06.9Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecifiedBillable
Related codes
- K00Disorders of tooth development and eruptionHeader
- K01Embedded and impacted teethHeader
- K02Dental cariesHeader
- K03Other diseases of hard tissues of teethHeader
- K04Diseases of pulp and periapical tissuesHeader
- K05Gingivitis and periodontal diseasesHeader
- 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