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K05.10

K05.10: Chronic gingivitis, plaque induced

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K05.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic gingivitis, plaque induced. 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.

  • Chronic gingivitis NOS
  • Gingivitis NOS

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Gingivitis
  • Gingivostomatitis
  • Gingivitis›chronic(desquamative) (hyperplastic) (simple marginal) (pregnancy associated) (ulcerative)
  • Infection, infected, infective›gingiva(chronic)
  • Infection, infected, infective›gum(chronic)
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›gum
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›gingivitis
  • Disturbance›keratinization NEC›gingiva
  • Gingivitis›chronic›plaque induced
  • Infection, infected, infective›gingiva›plaque induced
  • Infection, infected, infective›gum›plaque induced
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›gum›plaque induced

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K05.1

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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