K02 — Dental caries
Not billable
Is K02 billable?
No — K02 is a non-billable header code. K02 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath K02.
Billable codes under this header
- K02.3Arrested dental caries
- K02.7Dental root caries
- K02.9Dental caries, unspecified
- K02.51Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
- K02.52Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into dentin
- K02.53Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into pulp
- K02.61Dental caries on smooth surface limited to enamel
- K02.62Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into dentin
- K02.63Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into pulp
K02 at a glance
| Code | K02 |
|---|---|
| Description | Dental caries |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Includes
Conditions classified to K02.
- caries of dentine
- dental cavities
- early childhood caries
- pre-eruptive caries
- recurrent caries (dentino enamel junction) (enamel) (to the pulp)
- tooth decay
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K02 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under K02? (5)
How long has K02 existed?
K02 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.