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K05.0

Acute gingivitis

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

K05K05.0

Chapter: 11. Diseases of the digestive system

Section: K00-K14 - Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with K05.0

  • A69.1 - acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (A69.1)
  • B00.2 - herpesviral [herpes simplex] gingivostomatitis (B00.2)

Specific Codes (2)

K05.00Billable

Acute gingivitis, plaque induced

K05.01Billable

Acute gingivitis, non-plaque induced

Related Codes

K05.1Category

Chronic gingivitis

K05.2Category

Aggressive periodontitis

K05.3Category

Chronic periodontitis

K05.4Billable

Periodontosis

K05.5Billable

Other periodontal diseases

K05.6Billable

Periodontal disease, unspecified

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