K08.42
K08.42 — Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
K08.42 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
K08.42 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 K08.42
5 child codes. Green means billable.
- K08.421Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class I
- K08.422Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class II
- K08.423Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class III
- K08.424Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, class IV
- K08.429Partial loss of teeth due to periodontal diseases, unspecified class
Related codes at this level
Codes that share K08.4. If K08.42 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about K08.42
- Is K08.42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. K08.42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does K08.42 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).