K08.1 — Complete loss of teeth
K08.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complete loss of teeth. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Acquired loss of teeth, complete
Other codes that can never be billed with K08.1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at K08.1. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading K08.1 alone.
Risk adjustment
K08.1 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.
Code to one of these instead K08.1
5 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share K08. If K08.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- K08.0Exfoliation of teeth due to systemic causes
- K08.2Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge
- K08.3Retained dental root
- K08.4Partial loss of teeth
- K08.5Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth
- K08.8Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures
- K08.9Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified
Questions about K08.1
- Is K08.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. K08.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does K08.1 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).
- What cannot be coded together with K08.1?
- K08.1 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.