K03.7

K03.7: Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K03.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K03.7 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

deposits [accretions] on teeth (K03.6)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K03.7

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

Written on K03: Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth

bruxism (F45.8)
dental caries (K02.-)
teeth-grinding NOS (F45.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Discoloration›teeth(posteruptive)
Change›color, tooth, teeth›posteruptive
Stain, staining›tooth, teeth›due to›metals(copper) (silver)
Stain, staining›tooth, teeth›due to›pulpal bleeding

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K03