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K05.0 - Acute gingivitis


The ICD 10 Code for Acute gingivitis is listed as K05.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K05.0
Description: Acute gingivitis
  • Excludes1: acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (A69.1)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] gingivostomatitis (B00.2)
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)
Parent K05 - Gingivitis and periodontal diseases
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of K05.0:
K05.00 - Acute gingivitis, plaque induced
K05.01 - Acute gingivitis, non-plaque induced
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K05.0:
K05.1 - Chronic gingivitis
K05.2 - Aggressive periodontitis
K05.3 - Chronic periodontitis
K05.4 - Periodontosis
K05.5 - Other periodontal diseases
K05.6 - Periodontal disease, unspecified