K02.5

Non-Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Dental caries on pit and fissure surface

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Dental caries on chewing surface of tooth
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
View CH11 NotesView K02 Notes

Clinical Hierarchy

CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K00-K14Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
K02Dental caries
K02.5Dental caries on pit and fissure surface
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

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K02.5:

categoryK02
Dental caries
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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 K02.5. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

21 raw paths
Caries15 unique routes
dental (dentino enamel junction) (early childhood) (of dentine) (pre-eruptive) (recurrent) (to the pulp)(13 variants)
chewing surface(3 variants)
limited to enamel→K02.5
penetrating into dentin→K02.5
penetrating into pulp→K02.5
coronal surface(6 variants)
chewing surface(3 variants)
limited to enamel→K02.5
penetrating into dentin→K02.5
penetrating into pulp→K02.5
pit and fissure surface(3 variants)
limited to enamel→K02.5
penetrating into dentin→K02.5
penetrating into pulp→K02.5
pit and fissure surface(3 variants)
limited to enamel→K02.5
penetrating into dentin→K02.5
penetrating into pulp→K02.5
primary, cervical origin→K02.5
initial (tooth)(2 variants)
chewing surface→K02.5
pit and fissure surface→K02.5
Lesion (s) (nontraumatic)4 unique routes
tooth, teeth(2 variants)
white spot(2 variants)
chewing surface→K02.5
pit and fissure surface→K02.5
white spot (tooth)(2 variants)
chewing surface→K02.5
pit and fissure surface→K02.5
White2 unique routes
spot lesions, teeth(2 variants)
chewing surface→K02.5
pit and fissure surface→K02.5

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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