520.5 HEREDIT TOOTH STRUCT NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 520.5

Short Description: Heredit tooth struct NEC

Long Description: Hereditary disturbances in tooth structure, not elsewhere classified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws (520-529)
      • 520 Disorders of tooth development and eruption
        • 520.5 Heredit tooth struct NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 520.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Amelogenesis imperfecta 520.5
    • nonhereditaria (segmentalis) 520.4
  • Brown enamel of teeth (hereditary) 520.5
  • Defect, defective 759.9
    • dentin (hereditary) 520.5
  • Dentin
    • opalescent 520.5
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta 520.5
  • Disturbance - see also Disease
    • tooth
      • structure, hereditary NEC 520.5
  • Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
    • dentinal 520.5
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • cementum 520.4
      • hereditary 520.5
    • enamel of teeth (neonatal) (postnatal) (prenatal) 520.4
      • hereditary 520.5
  • Odontogenesis imperfecta 520.5
  • Opalescent dentin (hereditary) 520.5
  • Shell
    • teeth 520.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 520.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
520.5 Right Arrow K00.5 Hereditary disturbances in tooth structure, NEC
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
520.0 Anodontia
520.1 Supernumerary teeth
520.2 Abnormalities of size and form of teeth
520.3 Mottled teeth
520.4 Disturbances of tooth formation
520.6 Disturbances in tooth eruption
520.7 Teething syndrome
520.8 Other specified disorders of tooth development and eruption
520.9 Unspecified disorder of tooth development and eruption


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