Retained dental root
Billable / specific
K08.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
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
- Buried, roots
- Embedded tooth, teeth, root only
- Retention, dental root
- Unextracted dental root
Parent code
- K08Other disorders of teeth and supporting structuresHeader
Related codes
- K08.0Exfoliation of teeth due to systemic causesBillable
- K08.1Complete loss of teethHeader
- K08.2Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridgeHeader
- K08.4Partial loss of teethHeader
- K08.5Unsatisfactory restoration of toothHeader
- K08.8Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structuresHeader
- K08.9Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecifiedBillable