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FY2027

K03.3 — Pathological resorption of teeth

Billable

Is K03.3 billable?

Yes — K03.3 is billable for FY2027. K03.3 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K03.3 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

K03.3 at a glance

CodeK03.3
DescriptionPathological resorption of teeth
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does K03.3 group to?

K03.3 sits in MDC Pre and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 011Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCCsurgical
  • 012Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CCsurgical
  • 013Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCCsurgical

How is K03.3 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K03.3. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Granuloma › pulp, internal
  • Pathologic, pathological › resorption, tooth
  • Resorption › dental
  • Resorption › teeth

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K03.3.

  • Internal granuloma of pulp
  • Resorption of teeth (external)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11

The conditions below are not part of K03.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K03.3 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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K03

The conditions below are not part of K03.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K03.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.

How long has K03.3 existed?

K03.3 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.

Which conditions are coded to K03.3?

What other codes are in the K03 family? (9)