523.6 ACCRETIONS ON TEETH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 523.6

Short Description: Accretions on teeth

Long Description: Accretions on teeth

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws (520-529)
      • 523 Gingival and periodontal diseases
        • 523.6 Accretions on teeth

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 523.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Accretions on teeth 523.6
  • Calculus, calculi, calculous 592.9
    • dental 523.6
      • subgingival 523.6
      • supragingival 523.6
    • tooth, teeth 523.6
  • Change(s) (of) - see also Removal of
    • color, teeth, tooth
      • extrinsic 523.6
  • Deposit
    • teeth, tooth (betel) (black) (green) (materia alba) (orange) (soft) (tobacco) 523.6
  • Discoloration
    • teeth 521.7
      • extrinsic 523.6
  • Stain, staining
    • tooth, teeth (hard tissues) 521.7
      • due to
        • accretions 523.6
        • deposits (betel) (black) (green) (materia alba) (orange) (tobacco) 523.6
        • nicotine 523.6
        • tobacco 523.6
  • Tartar (teeth) 523.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 523.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
523.6 Right Arrow K03.6 Deposits [accretions] on teeth
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
523.00 Acute gingivitis, plaque induced
523.01 Acute gingivitis, non-plaque induced
523.10 Chronic gingivitis, plaque induced
523.11 Chronic gingivitis, non-plaque induced
523.20 Gingival recession, unspecified
523.21 Gingival recession, minimal
523.22 Gingival recession, moderate
523.23 Gingival recession, severe
523.24 Gingival recession, localized
523.25 Gingival recession, generalized
523.30 Aggressive periodontitis, unspecified
523.31 Aggressive periodontitis, localized
523.32 Aggressive periodontitis, generalized
523.33 Acute periodontitis
523.40 Chronic periodontitis, unspecified
523.41 Chronic periodontitis, localized
523.42 Chronic periodontitis, generalized
523.5 Periodontosis
523.8 Other specified periodontal diseases
523.9 Unspecified gingival and periodontal disease


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014