2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K02.5

Dental caries on pit and fissure surface

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

K02.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K02.5 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K02.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 K02.5 may differ.

Applicable To

The following code(s) above K02.5 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

that may be applicable to K02.5:

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K02.5

K00.5 Hereditary disturbances in tooth structure, not elsewhere classified

K00.6 Disturbances in tooth eruption

K00.7 Teething syndrome

K00.8 Other disorders of tooth development

K00.9 Disorder of tooth development, unspecified

K01 Embedded and impacted teeth

K01.0 Embedded teeth

K01.1 Impacted teeth

K02 Dental caries

K02.3 Arrested dental caries

K02.5 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface

K02.51 …… limited to enamel

K02.52 …… penetrating into dentin

K02.53 …… penetrating into pulp

K02.6 Dental caries on smooth surface

K02.61 …… limited to enamel

K02.62 …… penetrating into dentin

K02.63 …… penetrating into pulp

K02.7 Dental root caries

K02.9 Dental caries, unspecified

K03 Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.