ICD-10-CM category
K04: Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
Codes under K04 (Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| K04.0 | Pulpitis | — |
| K04.01 | Reversible pulpitis | ✓ |
| K04.1 | Necrosis of pulp | ✓ |
| K04.02 | Irreversible pulpitis | ✓ |
| K04.2 | Pulp degeneration | ✓ |
| K04.3 | Abnormal hard tissue formation in pulp | ✓ |
| K04.4 | Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin | ✓ |
| K04.5 | Chronic apical periodontitis | ✓ |
| K04.6 | Periapical abscess with sinus | ✓ |
| K04.7 | Periapical abscess without sinus | ✓ |
| K04.8 | Radicular cyst | ✓ |
| K04.9 | Other and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues | — |
| K04.90 | Unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues | ✓ |
| K04.99 | Other diseases of pulp and periapical tissues | ✓ |
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