K06
Header — not billableOther disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
The ICD-10 code for other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge is K06.
K06 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
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.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under K06
- K06.0Gingival recessionnon-billable header
- K06.1Gingival enlargement
- K06.2Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
- K06.3Horizontal alveolar bone loss
- K06.8Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
- K06.9Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- K00Disorders of tooth development and eruptionnon-billable header
- K01Embedded and impacted teethnon-billable header
- K02Dental cariesnon-billable header
- K03Other diseases of hard tissues of teethnon-billable header
- K04Diseases of pulp and periapical tissuesnon-billable header
- K05Gingivitis and periodontal diseasesnon-billable header
- K08Other disorders of teeth and supporting structuresnon-billable header
- K09Cysts of oral region, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- K11Diseases of salivary glandsnon-billable header
- K12Stomatitis and related lesionsnon-billable header
- K13Other diseases of lip and oral mucosanon-billable header
- K14Diseases of tonguenon-billable header
- K06Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridgenon-billable header