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K03.6

K03.6: Deposits [accretions] on teeth

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K03.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for deposits [accretions] on teeth. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K03.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

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

  • Betel deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Black deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Extrinsic staining of teeth NOS
  • Green deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Materia alba deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Orange deposits [accretions] on teeth
  • Staining of teeth NOS
  • Subgingival dental calculus
  • Supragingival dental calculus
  • Tobacco deposits [accretions] on teeth

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K03.6

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K03: Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Accretions, tooth, teeth
  • Tartar(teeth) (dental calculus)
  • Calculus, calculi, calculous›dental(subgingival) (supragingival)
  • Calculus, calculi, calculous›tooth, teeth(subgingival) (supragingival)
  • Deposit›tooth, teeth(betel) (black) (green) (materia alba) (orange) (tobacco)
  • Stain, staining›tooth, teeth(hard tissues) (extrinsic)
  • Stain, staining›tooth, teeth›due to›accretions
  • Stain, staining›tooth, teeth›due to›deposits(betel) (black) (green) (materia alba) (orange) (soft) (tobacco)
  • Stain, staining›tooth, teeth›due to›nicotine
  • Stain, staining›tooth, teeth›due to›tobacco

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K03

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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