K06

Non-Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

CH11 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • acute gingivitis (K05.0)
  • atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2)
  • chronic gingivitis (K05.1)
  • gingivitis NOS (K05.1)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K00-K14Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
K06Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridgeNot billable
K06.0Gingival recessionSubcodes
K06.1Gingival enlargementBillable
K06.2Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with traumaBillable
K06.3Horizontal alveolar bone lossBillable
K06.8Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridgeBillable
K06.9Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K06:

chapterCH11
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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