K08.5 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth

Non-billable header with 8 child codes.

Applicable to

• Defective bridge, crown, filling
• Defective dental restoration

Excludes1 (never code together)

• dental restoration status (Z98.811)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-)
• unsatisfactory endodontic treatment (M27.5-)

Applies from K08 Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures

Excludes2 (not included here)

• dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
• disorders of jaw (M27.-)

Codes under K08.5

• K08.50 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth, unspecified
• K08.51 Open restoration margins of tooth
• K08.52 Unrepairable overhanging of dental restorative materials
• K08.53 Fractured dental restorative material
• K08.54 Contour of existing restoration of tooth biologically incompatible with oral health
• K08.55 Allergy to existing dental restorative material
• K08.56 Poor aesthetic of existing restoration of tooth
• K08.59 Other unsatisfactory restoration of tooth

Nearby codes

• K08.491 Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause, class I
• K08.492 Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause, class II
• K08.493 Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause, class III
• K08.494 Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause, class IV
• K08.499 Partial loss of teeth due to other specified cause, unspecified class
• K08.5 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth (this code)
• K08.50 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth, unspecified
• K08.51 Open restoration margins of tooth
• K08.52 Unrepairable overhanging of dental restorative materials
• K08.53 Fractured dental restorative material
• K08.530 Fractured dental restorative material without loss of material