K00.3

Applicable To

• Dental fluorosis

• Mottling of enamel

• Nonfluoride enamel opacities

Approximate Synonyms

• Congenital mottled teeth

• Mottled teeth, congenital

Clinical Information

• A chronic endemic form of hypoplasia of the dental enamel caused by drinking water with a high fluorine content during the time of tooth formation, and characterized by defective calcification that gives a white chalky appearance to the enamel, which gradually undergoes brown discoloration. jablonski’s dictionary of dentistry, 1992, p286)

• A condition that results from excessive fluorine intake during tooth development. Presentation of this disorder can range from white streaks to brown stains and cracks or pits in the tooth enamel.

Details

• K00.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K00.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K00.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 K00.3 may differ.