Diagnosis Code

K02.9 DENTAL CARIES, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K02.9

Short Description: Dental caries, unspecified

Long Description: Dental caries, unspecified

The code K02.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
      • Dental caries (K02)
        • K02.9 Dental caries, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Active dental caries
  • Acute dentine dental caries
  • Acute enamel dental caries
  • Caries active
  • Caries inactive
  • Caries involving multiple surfaces of tooth
  • Caries of infancy
  • Caries of infancy associated with bottle feeding
  • Caries of infancy associated with breast feeding
  • Carious exposure of pulp
  • Cervical caries
  • Chronic dentine dental caries
  • Chronic enamel dental caries
  • Curly hair, acral keratoderma, caries syndrome
  • Demineralization of tooth
  • Demineralization of tooth
  • Demineralization of tooth
  • Demineralization of tooth
  • Dental arch length loss
  • Dental arch length loss due to dental caries
  • Dental caries
  • Dental caries activity - finding
  • Dental caries activity - finding
  • Dental caries associated with enamel hypomineralization
  • Dental caries associated with enamel hypoplasia
  • Dental caries class I
  • Dental caries class II
  • Dental caries class III
  • Dental caries class IV
  • Dental caries class V
  • Dental caries class VI
  • Dental caries due to fluorine deficiency
  • Dental caries extending into dentin
  • Dental caries secondary to acquired defects of tooth structure
  • Dental caries secondary to developmental defects of tooth structure
  • Early childhood caries
  • Enamel caries
  • Extensive cavitated lesion with exposed dentine
  • Extensive stage active coronal caries
  • Extensive stage coronal caries
  • Extensive stage non-active coronal caries
  • Incipient enamel caries
  • Initial stage active coronal caries
  • Initial stage coronal caries
  • Initial stage non-active coronal caries
  • Injury of salivary gland
  • Insufficient clinical crown height due to dental caries
  • Interproximal enamel caries
  • Moderate cavitated lesion limited to outer half of dentin
  • Moderate stage active coronal caries
  • Moderate stage coronal caries
  • Moderate stage non-active coronal caries
  • Necrosis of the pulp
  • Necrosis of the pulp
  • Necrosis of the pulp
  • Necrosis of the pulp
  • Nonrestorable carious tooth
  • Primary active dental caries extending into dentin
  • Primary active dental caries extending into enamel
  • Primary active dental caries extending into inner half of enamel
  • Primary active dental caries extending into inner third of dentin
  • Primary active dental caries extending into middle third of dentin
  • Primary active dental caries extending into outer half of enamel
  • Primary active dental caries extending into outer third of dentin
  • Primary active dental caries extending into pulp
  • Primary dental caries
  • Primary dental caries of indeterminate origin
  • Primary dental caries, multisurface origin
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into dentin
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into enamel
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into inner half of enamel
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into inner third of dentin
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into middle third of dentin
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into outer half of enamel
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into outer third of dentin
  • Primary non-active dental caries extending into pulp
  • Rampant dental caries
  • Salivary dysfunction caries secondary to aging
  • Salivary dysfunction caries secondary to medication
  • Salivary dysfunction caries secondary to radiation therapy
  • Salivary dysfunction dental caries
  • Salivary dysfunction dental caries
  • Salivary dysfunction dental caries
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into dentin
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into enamel
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into inner half of enamel
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into inner third of dentin
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into middle third of dentin
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into outer half of enamel
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into outer third of dentin
  • Secondary active dental caries extending into pulp
  • Secondary dental caries
  • Secondary dental caries associated with failed or defective dental restoration
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into dentin
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into enamel
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into inner half of enamel
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into inner third of dentin
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into middle third of dentin
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into outer half of enamel
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into outer third of dentin
  • Secondary non-active dental caries extending into pulp

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K02.9 Right Arrow 521.00 Dental caries NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K02 Dental caries
K02.3 Arrested dental caries
K02.5 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface
K02.51 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
K02.52 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into dentin
K02.53 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into pulp
K02.6 Dental caries on smooth surface
K02.61 Dental caries on smooth surface limited to enamel
K02.62 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into dentin
K02.63 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into pulp
K02.7 Dental root caries


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