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K02.53

K02.53: Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into pulp

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K02.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into pulp. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Caries›dental›chewing surface›penetrating into pulp
  • Caries›dental›pit and fissure surface›penetrating into pulp
  • Caries›dental›coronal surface›chewing surface›penetrating into pulp
  • Caries›dental›coronal surface›pit and fissure surface›penetrating into pulp

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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