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K04.7

K04.7: Periapical abscess without sinus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K04.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for periapical abscess without sinus. 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.

  • Dental abscess without sinus
  • Dentoalveolar abscess without sinus

Other codes that can never be billed with K04.7

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • K05.2Aggressive periodontitis

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Gumboil
  • Parulis
  • Abscess›alveolar
  • Abscess›apical(tooth)
  • Abscess›dental
  • Abscess›dentoalveolar
  • Abscess›lateral(alveolar)
  • Abscess›periapical
  • Abscess›root, tooth
  • Abscess›septal, dental
  • Abscess›tooth, teeth(root)
  • Infection, infected, infective›alveolus, alveolar(process)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K04

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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