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K08.3

K08.3: Retained dental root

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K08.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retained dental root. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K08.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K08.3

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

Written on K08: Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures

  • dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
  • disorders of jaw (M27.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Unextracted dental root
  • Buried›roots
  • Embedded tooth, teeth›root only
  • Retention›dental root

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K08

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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