K03.7
Billable codePosteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues
The ICD-10 code for posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues is K03.7.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- deposits [accretions] on teeth (K03.6)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K03.0Excessive attrition of teeth
- K03.1Abrasion of teeth
- K03.2Erosion of teeth
- K03.3Pathological resorption of teeth
- K03.4Hypercementosis
- K03.5Ankylosis of teeth
- K03.6Deposits [accretions] on teeth
- K03.8Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teethnon-billable header
- K03.9Disease of hard tissues of teeth, unspecified
- K03.7Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5217Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
K03.7 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 011Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCC
- DRG 012Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC
- DRG 013Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC
- DRG 157Dental and Oral Diseases with MCC
- DRG 158Dental and Oral Diseases with CC
- DRG 159Dental and Oral Diseases without CC/MCC