K06.8 Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Fibrous epulis
• Flabby alveolar ridge
• Giant cell epulis
• Peripheral giant cell granuloma of gingiva
• Pyogenic granuloma of gingiva
• Vertical ridge deficiency

Excludes2 (not included here)

• gingival cyst (K09.0)

Applies from K06 Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

Excludes2 (not included here)

• acute gingivitis (K05.0)
• atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2)
• chronic gingivitis (K05.1)
• gingivitis NOS (K05.1)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 523.8 Other specified periodontal diseases (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to K06.8

Back-references to K06.8

• Type 2 Excludes: L98.0 Pyogenic granuloma ("pyogenic granuloma of gingiva (K06.8)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M27.1 Giant cell granuloma, central ("peripheral giant cell granuloma (K06.8)")

Back-references to K06

• Type 2 Excludes: K13 Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa ("certain disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (K05-K06)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K06.8

• Deficiency, deficient › vertical ridge
• Deformity › gum, acquired NEC
• Disease, diseased › alveolar ridge › edentulous › specified NEC
• Disease, diseased › edentulous (alveolar) ridge › specified NEC
• Disease, diseased › gingiva › specified NEC
• Epulis (gingiva) (fibrous) (giant cell)
• Flabby ridge
• Giant › cell › epulis
• Giant › cell › peripheral granuloma
• Granuloma › giant cell (central) (reparative) (jaw) › gingiva (peripheral)
• Granuloma › pyogenic, pyogenicum (of) (skin) › gingiva
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › gingiva
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › gum
• Polyp, polypus › gingiva, gum
• Ridge, alveolus › flabby
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › gingiva
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › gum
• Ulorrhagia, ulorrhea

Nearby codes

• K06.022 Generalized gingival recession, moderate
• K06.023 Generalized gingival recession, severe
• K06.1 Gingival enlargement
• K06.2 Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
• K06.3 Horizontal alveolar bone loss
• K06.8 Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (this code)
• K06.9 Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecified