Is K01.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K01.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K01.0 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).

What cannot be coded together with K01.0?

K01.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K01.0 (K01) and apply to it just the same.

K01.0

K01.0 — Embedded teeth

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K01.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for embedded teeth. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K01.0

These are not written on K01.0, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing K01.0 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on K01 — Embedded and impacted teeth

abnormal position of fully erupted teeth (M26.3-)

Risk adjustment

K01.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How K01.0 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K01.0.

Embedded tooth, teeth

Code history

K01.0 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K01. If K01.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

K01.1Impacted teeth

Questions about K01.0

Is K01.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K01.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K01.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).
What cannot be coded together with K01.0?: K01.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K01.0 (K01) and apply to it just the same.