K04 is the ICD-10 code for Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block K00–K14 (Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XI · K00–K93
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of K04
- K04.0Pulpitis
- K04.1Necrosis of pulp
- K04.2Pulp degeneration
- K04.3Abnormal hard tissue formation in pulp
- K04.4Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin
- K04.5Chronic apical periodontitis
- K04.6Periapical abscess with sinus
- K04.7Periapical abscess without sinus
- K04.8Radicular cyst
- K04.9Other and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
K04 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
K04Sjukdomar i tandpulpan och de periradikulära vävnaderna (vävnaderna kring tandrötterna)
DK04Sygdom i tandpulpa og det periapikale væv
K04Hammasytimen ja hampaanjuuren kärkeä ympäröivien kudosten sairaudet
K04Krankheiten der Pulpa und des periapikalen Gewebes
K04Maladies de la pulpe et des tissus périapicaux
K04aandoeningen van pulpa en periapicale weefsels
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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