Reserved for future guideline expansion
K06.8
BookmarkOther specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
Filed alongside this entry 2
under Giant → cell
Index entries, exactly as the book files them. This says they are listed together — not that any of them is documented in your chart.
Billable FY2027 2026-10-01 → 2027-09-30
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Exclusions13never code together
K06code
K00-K95chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes6
K06.8code
Inclusion terms
- Fibrous epulis
- Flabby alveolar ridge
- Giant cell epulis
- Peripheral giant cell granuloma of gingiva
- Pyogenic granuloma of gingiva
- Vertical ridge deficiency
Official Guidelines1names this code
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, quoted in full. Published by CMS and NCHS; in the public domain.
Index entries leading here12
- Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- Giant
- Deficiency, deficient
- vertical ridge K06.8
- Deformity Q89.9
- gum, acquired NEC K06.8
- Epulis (gingiva) (fibrous) (giant cell) K06.8
- Ridge, alveolus — see also condition
- flabby K06.8
- Flabby ridge K06.8
- Granuloma L92.9
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- Polyp, polypus
- gingiva, gum K06.8
- Ulorrhagia, ulorrhea K06.8
Alongside this code5same parent — K06
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.