Is K05.312 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K05.312 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K05.312 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).

K05.312

K05.312 — Chronic periodontitis, localized, moderate

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K05.312 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic periodontitis, localized, moderate. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

K05.312 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 K05.312 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 K05.312.

Periodontitis›localized›moderate

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K05.31. If K05.312 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K05.312

Is K05.312 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K05.312 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K05.312 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).