K08.55

The ICD-10-CM code for allergy to existing dental restorative material is K08.55. The full clinical description is "Allergy to existing dental restorative material". K08.55 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code K08.55 represents “Allergy to existing dental restorative material”. It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Yes, K08.55 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

K08.55 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

K08.55 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: dental restoration status (Z98.811).

Yes, when using K08.55, also report: the specific type of allergy.

K08.55 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 713236007, 714148005, 714522006, 91924004, 1082641000119102, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

K08.55 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C1719719. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like allergy to existing dental restorative material affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for K08.55 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.