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K02.51

K02.51: Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K02.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • White spot lesions [initial caries] on pit and fissure surface of tooth

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Caries›initial›chewing surface
  • Caries›initial›pit and fissure surface
  • Lesion›white spot›chewing surface
  • Lesion›white spot›pit and fissure surface
  • White›spot lesions, teeth›chewing surface
  • White›spot lesions, teeth›pit and fissure surface
  • Caries›dental›chewing surface›limited to enamel
  • Caries›dental›pit and fissure surface›limited to enamel
  • Lesion›tooth, teeth›white spot›chewing surface
  • Lesion›tooth, teeth›white spot›pit and fissure surface
  • Caries›dental›coronal surface›chewing surface›limited to enamel
  • Caries›dental›coronal surface›pit and fissure surface›limited to enamel

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K02.5

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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