K08.8 — Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures
Is K08.8 billable?
No — K08.8 is a non-billable header code. K08.8 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 3 billable codes beneath K08.8.
Billable codes under this header
K08.8 at a glance
| Code | K08.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K08.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K08.8 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 K08
The conditions below are not part of K08.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K08.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under K08.8? (3)
How long has K08.8 existed?
K08.8 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2018: K08.8 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with K08.8?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with K08.8 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
What other codes are in the K08 family? (7)
- K08.0Exfoliation of teeth due to systemic causes
- K08.1Complete loss of teethnot billable
- K08.2Atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridgenot billable
- K08.3Retained dental root
- K08.4Partial loss of teethnot billable
- K08.5Unsatisfactory restoration of toothnot billable
- K08.9Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified