K06.8

Billable

Oth disrd of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

K00-K14

Parent Code

K06

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Fibrous epulis
  • Flabby alveolar ridge
  • Giant cell epulis
  • Peripheral giant cell granuloma of gingiva
  • Pyogenic granuloma of gingiva
  • Vertical ridge deficiency

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)
  • acute gingivitis (K05.0)
  • atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2)
  • chronic gingivitis (K05.1)
  • gingivitis NOS (K05.1)
  • gingival cyst (K09.0)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K06.8?

ICD-10-CM code K06.8 represents "Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is K06.8 a billable code?

Yes, K06.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is K06.8 in?

K06.8 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What SNOMED CT codes does K06.8 map to?

K06.8 maps to 107 SNOMED CT concepts: 249416003, 713236007, 714149002, 714522006, 91924004, and 102 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for K06.8?

K06.8 is linked to 7 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0014647, C0399441, C0399453, C0399442, C0348721, and 2 more. 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.