K06.020 — Generalized gingival recession, unspecified
Is K06.020 billable?
Yes, but K06.020 is an unspecified code. K06.020 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, K06.020 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting K06.020 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
K06.020 at a glance
| Code | K06.020 |
|---|---|
| Description | Generalized gingival recession, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K06.020 group to?
K06.020 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 K06.020 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K06.020. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Recession, receding › gingival › generalized
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K06.020.
- Generalized gingival recession, NOS
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K06.020, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K06.020 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 K06
The conditions below are not part of K06.020, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K06.020 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has K06.020 existed?
K06.020 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.