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Category · FY2027

K06 Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

  • Header · not billable

K06 is not billable. The category heads 13 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Flabby ridge → K06.8
  • Ulorrhagia, ulorrhea → K06.8
  • Epulis (gingiva) (fibrous) (giant cell) → K06.8

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K00-K14 Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
  3. K06 Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
Billable codes
13
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
45

Codes in K06

  1. K06.0
    Gingival recession
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Gingival recession (postinfective) (postprocedural)
  2. K06.01
    Gingival recession, localized
    Header
  3. K06.010
    Localized gingival recession, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Localized gingival recession, NOS
  4. K06.011
    Localized gingival recession, minimal
    Billable
  5. K06.012
    Localized gingival recession, moderate
    Billable
  6. K06.013
    Localized gingival recession, severe
    Billable
  7. K06.02
    Gingival recession, generalized
    Header
  8. K06.020
    Generalized gingival recession, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Generalized gingival recession, NOS
  9. K06.021
    Generalized gingival recession, minimal
    Billable
  10. K06.022
    Generalized gingival recession, moderate
    Billable
  11. K06.023
    Generalized gingival recession, severe
    Billable
  12. K06.1
    Gingival enlargement
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Gingival fibromatosis
  13. K06.2
    Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Use additional code 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Irritative hyperplasia of edentulous ridge [denture hyperplasia]

    Use additional code

    • code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause or denture status (Z97.2) Z97.2
  14. K06.3
    Horizontal alveolar bone loss
    Billable
  15. K06.8
    Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 6, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

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

    Excludes2

    • gingival cyst (K09.0) K09.0
  16. K06.9
    Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecified
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At K06

Excludes2

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

Notes that also apply

Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.

Index entries

  • Epulis (gingiva) (fibrous) (giant cell) → K06.8
  • Flabby ridge → K06.8
  • Ulorrhagia, ulorrhea → K06.8
  • Enlargement, enlargedgingival → K06.1
  • Fibromatosisgingival → K06.1
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplasticgingiva → K06.1
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplasticgum → K06.1
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophicgum (mucous membrane) → K06.1
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplasticdenture → K06.2
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplasticirritative, edentulous (alveolar) → K06.2
  • Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)edentulous (alveolar) ridge, associated with trauma, due to traumatic occlusion → K06.2
  • Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)gingiva, associated with trauma → K06.2
  • Occlusion, occludedgingiva, traumatic → K06.2
  • Deficiency, deficientvertical ridge → K06.8
  • Deformitygum, acquired NEC → K06.8
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)gingiva → K06.8
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)gum → K06.8
  • Polyp, polypusgingiva, gum → K06.8
  • Ridge, alveolusflabby → K06.8
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativegingiva → K06.8
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativegum → K06.8
  • Disease, diseasededentulous (alveolar) ridge → K06.9
  • Disease, diseasedgingiva → K06.9
  • Disease, diseasedgum → K06.9
  • Recession, recedinggingival (postinfective) (postoperative)localized → K06.010
  • Recession, recedinggingival (postinfective) (postoperative)generalized → K06.020
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophicmucous membranegum → K06.1
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophicmucous membranealveolar ridge → K06.2
  • Occlusion, occludedtraumaticedentulous (alveolar) ridge → K06.2
  • Occlusion, occludedtraumaticgingiva → K06.2
  • Disease, diseasededentulous (alveolar) ridgespecified NEC → K06.8
  • Disease, diseasedgingivaspecified NEC → K06.8
  • Giantcellepulis → K06.8
  • Giantcellperipheral granuloma → K06.8
  • Granulomagiant cell (central) (reparative) (jaw)gingiva (peripheral) → K06.8
  • Granulomapyogenic, pyogenicum (of) (skin)gingiva → K06.8
  • Disease, diseasedalveolar ridgeedentulous → K06.9
  • Recession, recedinggingival (postinfective) (postoperative)localizedminimal → K06.011
  • Recession, recedinggingival (postinfective) (postoperative)localizedmoderate → K06.012
  • Recession, recedinggingival (postinfective) (postoperative)localizedsevere → K06.013

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