Is K06.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K06.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K06.3 sit in the tabular list?

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

K06.3

K06.3 — Horizontal alveolar bone loss

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K06.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for horizontal alveolar bone loss. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

K06.3 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 K06.3 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 K06.3.

Loss›substance of›bone›horizontal alveolar

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K06. If K06.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K06.3

Is K06.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K06.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K06.3 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).