K08.494
K08.494 — Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause, class IV
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K08.494 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause, class iv. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
K08.494 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 K08.494 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 K08.494.
- Absence›teeth, tooth›acquired›partial›due to›specified NEC›class IV
Related codes at this level
Codes that share K08.49. If K08.494 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about K08.494
- Is K08.494 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. K08.494 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does K08.494 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14).