K02.6 Dental caries on smooth surface

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from K02 Dental caries

Includes

• caries of dentine
• dental cavities
• early childhood caries
• pre-eruptive caries
• recurrent caries (dentino enamel junction) (enamel) (to the pulp)
• tooth decay

Codes under K02.6

• K02.61 Dental caries on smooth surface limited to enamel
• K02.62 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into dentin
• K02.63 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into pulp

Code annotations containing back-references to K02.6

Back-references to K02

• Type 2 Excludes: K03 Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth ("dental caries (K02.-)")

Nearby codes

• K02.3 Arrested dental caries
• K02.5 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface
• K02.51 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
• K02.52 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into dentin
• K02.53 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into pulp
• K02.6 Dental caries on smooth surface (this code)
• K02.61 Dental caries on smooth surface limited to enamel
• K02.62 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into dentin
• K02.63 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into pulp
• K02.7 Dental root caries
• K02.9 Dental caries, unspecified