K02
Non-billableDental caries
Dental caries
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- caries of dentine
- dental cavities
- early childhood caries
- pre-eruptive caries
- recurrent caries (dentino enamel junction) (enamel) (to the pulp)
- tooth decay
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- CARIES DENTC0011334
- CariesC0011334
- Caries dentalC0011334
- Caries, DentalC0011334
- Cariosity of teethC0011334
- Carious LesionC0011334
- Carious LesionsC0011334
- Carious lesionC0011334
- Carious teethC0011334
- CavitiesC0011334
- Cavities, DentalC0011334
- Cavity, DentalC0011334
- DECAY DENTC0011334
- DENT CARIESC0011334
- DENT DECAYC0011334
- Decay dentalC0011334
- Decay, DentalC0011334
- Dental CariesC0011334
- Dental CavitiesC0011334
- Dental CavityC0011334
- Dental DecayC0011334
- Dental cariesC0011334
- Dental caries (disorder)C0011334
- Dental caries, unspecifiedC0011334
- Dental cavitiesC0011334
- Dental cavityC0011334
- Dental decayC0011334
- Early dental cariesC0011334
- Frequent cariesC0011334
- Lesion, CariousC0011334
- Lesions, CariousC0011334
- Teeth decayedC0011334
- Tooth DecayC0011334
- Tooth cariesC0011334
- Tooth caries NOSC0011334
- Tooth cavitiesC0011334
- Tooth decayC0011334
- Tooth decayedC0011334
- cariesC0011334
- cavityC0011334
- decay toothC0011334
- decayed teethC0011334
- decaying toothC0011334
- decays toothC0011334
- dental cariesC0011334
- dental cavitiesC0011334
- dental cavityC0011334
- dental decayC0011334
- saprodontiaC0011334
- tooth cariesC0011334
- tooth cavityC0011334
- tooth decayC0011334
- Dental caries extending into dentinC0266846
- Dental caries extending into dentin (disorder)C0266846
- Dental caries extending into dentineC0266846
- Dentin cariesC0266846
- Dentine cariesC0266846
- caries of dentineC0266846
- Early childhood cariesC3714731
- Early childhood caries (disorder)C3714731
- early childhood cariesC3714731
- Pre-eruptive cariesC3839961
- Pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption of toothC3839961
- Pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption of tooth (disorder)C3839961
- pre-eruptive cariesC3839961
- recurrent caries (dentino enamel junction) (enamel) (to the pulp)C4290196
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K02?
ICD-10-CM code K02 represents "Dental caries". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K02 a billable code?
No, K02 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under K02.
What chapter is K02 in?
K02 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What are the subcategories under K02?
K02 has 5 child codes, including: K02.3 (Arrested dental caries), K02.5 (Dental caries on pit and fissure surface), K02.6 (Dental caries on smooth surface), K02.7 (Dental root caries), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K02?
K02 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0011334, C0266846, C3714731, C3839961, C4290196. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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