521.08 - Dental Caries Of Root Surface
The ICD 9 Code for Dental caries of root surface is listed as 521.08.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 521.08 |
| Long Description: | Dental caries of root surface |
| Short Description: | Dental caries-root surf |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Diseases Of Oral Cavity, Salivary Glands, And Jaws (520-529) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K02.7 - Dental root caries |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 521.08: | |
| 521.00 - Dental caries, unspecified | |
| 521.01 - Dental caries limited to enamel | |
| 521.02 - Dental caries extending into dentine | |
| 521.03 - Dental caries extending into pulp | |
| 521.04 - Arrested dental caries | |
| 521.05 - Odontoclasia | |
| 521.06 - Dental caries pit and fissure | |
| 521.07 - Dental caries of smooth surface | |
| 521.09 - Other dental caries | |