Diagnosis Code

K03.3 PATHOLOGICAL RESORPTION OF TEETH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K03.3

Short Description: Pathological resorption of teeth

Long Description: Pathological resorption of teeth

The code K03.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
      • Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth (K03)
        • K03.3 Pathological resorption of teeth

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Apical pressure resorption
  • Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge
  • Cementoclasia
  • Cervical root resorption
  • Early tooth exfoliation
  • Early tooth exfoliation
  • Edentulous alveolar ridge with labial resorption
  • External inflammatory resorption
  • External non-apical resorption of root of tooth
  • External resorption of tooth
  • External resorption of tooth
  • External resorption of tooth
  • Idiopathic resorption of root of tooth
  • Internal resorption of root of tooth
  • Internal resorption of tooth
  • Internal resorption of tooth
  • Internal resorption of tooth following dental trauma
  • Invasive cervical resorption
  • Pathologic resorption of root of tooth
  • Pathologic resorption of root of tooth
  • Pathologic resorption of root of tooth
  • Pathological external resorption of tooth due to impacted tooth
  • Pathological resorption of tooth
  • Periodontitis due to cervical root resorption
  • Precocious exfoliation of teeth due to idiopathic root resorption
  • Precocious exfoliation of teeth due to root resorption following trauma
  • Pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption of tooth
  • Premature tooth loss
  • Premature tooth loss
  • Replacement resorption of surface of root of tooth following traumatic injury
  • Resorption of apex of tooth root
  • Resorption of root of tooth caused by orthodontic force
  • Resorption of surface of tooth
  • Resorption of surface of tooth
  • Tooth loss
  • Tooth loss

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K03.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Internal granuloma of pulp
    • Resorption of teeth (external)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K03.3 Right Arrow 521.40 Path resorption NOS
521.41 Path resorption-internal
521.42 Path resorption-external

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
K03 Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth
K03.0 Excessive attrition of teeth
K03.1 Abrasion of teeth
K03.2 Erosion of teeth
K03.4 Hypercementosis
K03.5 Ankylosis of teeth
K03.6 Deposits [accretions] on teeth
K03.7 Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues
K03.8 Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth
K03.81 Cracked tooth
K03.89 Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth
K03.9 Disease of hard tissues of teeth, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023