K08.9
Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 7 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 10 never code together
K08code
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 notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 4
Alongside this code 7 same parent — K08
K08.0 Exfoliation of teeth due to systemic causes K08.1 Complete loss of teeth category K08.2 Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge category K08.3 Retained dental root K08.4 Partial loss of teeth category K08.5 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth category K08.8 Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures category
Additional references
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