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  2. K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
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  4. K06- Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
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  5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K06.021

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K06.021

Generalized gingival recession, minimal

    2018 - New Code 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  • K06.021 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K06.021 became effective on October 1, 2020.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K06.021 - other international versions of ICD-10 K06.021 may differ.
The following code(s) above K06.021 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to K06.021:
  • K00-K95
    2021 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95

    Diseases of the digestive system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
    • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • neoplasms (C00-D49)
    • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
    Diseases of the digestive system
  • K06
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K06

    Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • acute gingivitis (K05.0)
    • atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2)
    • chronic gingivitis (K05.1)
    • gingivitis NOS (K05.1)
    Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
  • K06.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K06.0

    Gingival recession

      2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Gingival recession (postinfective) (postprocedural)
    Gingival recession
ICD-10-CM K06.021 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
  • 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
  • 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
  • 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
  • 157 Dental and oral diseases with mcc
  • 158 Dental and oral diseases with cc
  • 159 Dental and oral diseases without cc/mcc

Convert K06.021 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): New code
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K06.021:
  • Recession, receding
    • gingival (postinfective) (postoperative)
      • generalized K06.020
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K06.020

        Generalized gingival recession, unspecified

          2018 - New Code 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
        Applicable To
        • Generalized gingival recession, NOS
        • minimal K06.021

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K06.021
K05.6 Periodontal disease, unspecified
K06 Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
K06.0 Gingival recession
K06.01 Gingival recession, localized
K06.010 Localized gingival recession, unspecified
K06.011 Localized gingival recession, minimal
K06.012 Localized gingival recession, moderate
K06.013 Localized gingival recession, severe
K06.02 Gingival recession, generalized
K06.020 Generalized gingival recession, unspecified
K06.021 Generalized gingival recession, minimal
K06.022 Generalized gingival recession, moderate
K06.023 Generalized gingival recession, severe
K06.1 Gingival enlargement
K06.2 Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
K06.3 Horizontal alveolar bone loss
K06.8 Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
K06.9 Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecified
K08 Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures
K08.0 Exfoliation of teeth due to systemic causes
K08.1 Complete loss of teeth

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