K06.0
Header — not billableGingival recession
The ICD-10 code for gingival recession is K06.0.
K06.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Gingival recession (postinfective) (postprocedural)
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.
Related codes in this category
- 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
- K06.0Gingival recessionnon-billable header