K05.1
K05.1: Chronic gingivitis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
K05.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for chronic gingivitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- , if applicable, diseases of the digestive system complicating pregnancy (O99.61-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Desquamative gingivitis (chronic)
- Gingivitis (chronic) NOS
- Hyperplastic gingivitis (chronic)
- Pregnancy associated gingivitis
- Simple marginal gingivitis (chronic)
- Ulcerative gingivitis (chronic)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead K05.1
2 child codes. Green means billable.