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.
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)
Risk adjustment
K03.7 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 K03.7 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 K03.7.
- 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
Related codes at this level
Codes that share K03. If K03.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about K03.7
- Is K03.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. K03.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does K03.7 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).