K08.51
Billable codeOpen restoration margins of tooth
The ICD-10 code for open restoration margins of tooth is K08.51.
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.
- Dental restoration failure of marginal integrity
- Open margin on tooth restoration
- Poor gingival margin to tooth restoration
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
- K08.50Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth, unspecified
- K08.52Unrepairable overhanging of dental restorative materials
- K08.53Fractured dental restorative materialnon-billable header
- K08.54Contour of existing restoration of tooth biologically incompatible with oral health
- K08.55Allergy to existing dental restorative material
- K08.56Poor aesthetic of existing restoration of tooth
- K08.59Other unsatisfactory restoration of tooth
- K08.51Open restoration margins of tooth
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 52561
Associated MS-DRGs
K08.51 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