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K06.01

K06.01: Gingival recession, localized

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K06.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for gingival recession, localized. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K06.01

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K06: Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

  • acute gingivitis (K05.0)
  • atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2)
  • chronic gingivitis (K05.1)
  • gingivitis NOS (K05.1)

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 K06.01

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under K06.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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