521.09 - Other Dental Caries
The ICD 9 Code for Other dental caries is listed as 521.09.
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: | 521.09 |
| Long Description: | Other dental caries |
| Short Description: | Dental caries NEC |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Diseases Of Oral Cavity, Salivary Glands, And Jaws (520-529) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Caries involving multiple surfaces of tooth
Caries of infancy Caries of infancy associated with bottle feeding Caries of infancy associated with breast feeding Caries of infancy, indeterminate origin Dental caries secondary to acquired defects of tooth structure Dental caries secondary to developmental defects of tooth structure Finding of dental caries activity Primary dental caries, cervical origin Primary dental caries, indeterminate origin Primary dental caries, multisurface origin Primary dental caries, nonproximal smooth surface origin Primary dental caries, proximal smooth surface origin Primary dental caries, root surface origin Rampant dental caries Secondary dental caries associated with failed or defective dental restoration Secondary dental caries associated with local or systemic factors Susceptible to caries |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K02.9 - Dental caries, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 521.09: | |
| 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 | |
| 521.08 - Dental caries of root surface | |