K08.22

Moderate atrophy of the mandible

Billable / specific

K08.22 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

  • Moderate atrophy of the edentulous mandible

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K08)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K08)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K08)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K08)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K08)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K08)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K08)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K08)
  • dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-) (from K08)
  • disorders of jaw (M27.-) (from K08)

Also known as

  • Moderate atrophy of the edentulous mandible
  • Atrophy, atrophic, mandible, moderate

Parent code

  • K08.2Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridgeHeader

Related codes

  • K08.20Unspecified atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridgeBillable
  • K08.21Minimal atrophy of the mandibleBillable
  • K08.23Severe atrophy of the mandibleBillable
  • K08.24Minimal atrophy of maxillaBillable
  • K08.25Moderate atrophy of the maxillaBillable
  • K08.26Severe atrophy of the maxillaBillable

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