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K06.8 Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

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K06.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge. It is a four-character subcategory of K06 (Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K06.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Fibrous epulis
  • Flabby ridge
  • Giant cell epulis
  • Peripheral giant cell granuloma
  • Pyogenic granuloma of gingiva

K06.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K06.8Andra specificerade sjukdomar i gingiva och tandlöst alveolarutskott

NorwayICD-10-NO

K06.8Annen spesifisert tilstand i tannkjøtt eller tannløs kjevekam

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK068Anden sygdom i gingiva eller processus alveolaris efter tab af tænder

  • DK068AGingivacyste
  • DK068BEpulis gigantocellularis UNS
  • DK068CEpulis fibrosus
  • DK068DPyogent granulom i gingiva
  • DK068EGranuloma teleangiectaticum gingivae
  • DK068FPerifert kæmpecellegranulom i underkæben
  • DK068GPerifert kæmpecellegranulom i overkæben
  • DK068HMisfarvning af gingiva
  • and 3 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K06.81Perifeerinen jättisolugranulooma
  • K06.82Fibroottinen epulis
  • K06.83Ikenen pyogeeninen granulooma
  • K06.84Liikkuva alveoliharjanne
  • K06.88Muu ikenien tai hampaattoman alveoliharjanteen sairaus
GermanyICD-10-GM

K06.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Krankheiten der Gingiva und des zahnlosen Alveolarkammes

FranceICD-10-FR

K06.8Autres affections précisées de la gencive et de la crête alvéolaire édentée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K06.8overige gespecificeerde aandoeningen van gingiva en tandeloze processus

United StatesICD-10-CM

K06.8Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

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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