K02.7
BillableDental root caries
Dental root caries
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cementum caries30512007
- Primary dental caries, root surface origin109576008
- Root caries234975001
- Moderate lesion limited to outer half of root dentin710105009
- Moderate root caries lesion limited to outer half of dentin710105009
- Extensive root caries lesion involving dentin710789006
- Infection of tooth socket714507001
- Cavitated root caries non-active769014008
- Non-active cavitated caries of tooth root769014008
- Active cavitated caries of tooth root769017001
- Cavitated root caries active769017001
- Non-cavitated caries of tooth root769020009
- Non-cavitated root caries769020009
- Active non-cavitated caries of tooth root769021008
- Non-cavitated root caries active769021008
- Non-active non-cavitated caries of tooth root769023006
- Non-cavitated root caries non-active769023006
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K02.7?
ICD-10-CM code K02.7 represents "Dental root caries". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K02.7 a billable code?
Yes, K02.7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K02.7 in?
K02.7 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K02.7 map to?
K02.7 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 769017001, 769021008, 769014008, 30512007, 710789006, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K02.7?
K02.7 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2887530. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.