K00.6

Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Disturbances in tooth eruption

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Dentia praecox
  • Natal tooth
  • Neonatal tooth
  • Premature eruption of tooth
  • Premature shedding of primary [deciduous] tooth
  • Prenatal teeth
  • Retained [persistent] primary tooth
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • embedded and impacted teeth (K01.-)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K00-K14Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
K00Disorders of tooth development and eruption
K00.6Disturbances in tooth eruption

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K00.6:

categoryK00
Disorders of tooth development and eruption
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chapterCH11
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to K00.6. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

15 raw paths
Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)1 unique routes
tooth, teeth
eruption→K00.6
Dentia praecox1 unique routes
Direct index entry→K00.6
Dentition (syndrome)4 unique routes
delayed→K00.6
precocious→K00.6
premature→K00.6
retarded→K00.6
Disorder (of)1 unique routes
tooth
eruption→K00.6
Disturbance (s)1 unique routes
tooth
eruption→K00.6
Eruption1 unique routes
tooth, teeth, abnormal (incomplete) (late) (premature) (sequence)→K00.6
Natal tooth, teeth1 unique routes
Direct index entry→K00.6
Neonatal1 unique routes
tooth, teeth→K00.6
Persistence, persistent (congenital)1 unique routes
primary (deciduous)
teeth→K00.6
Prenatal1 unique routes
teeth→K00.6
Retention1 unique routes
deciduous tooth→K00.6
Shedding1 unique routes
premature, primary (deciduous) teeth→K00.6

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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