K00.6

Applicable To

• Dentia praecox

• Natal tooth

• Neonatal tooth

• Premature eruption of tooth

• Premature shedding of primary [deciduous] tooth

• Prenatal teeth

• Retained [persistent] primary tooth

Approximate Synonyms

• Disturbance in tooth eruption

• Neonatal teeth

• Neonatal tooth

• Tooth eruption disorder

Clinical Information

• Predeciduous teeth present at birth. They may be well formed and normal or may represent hornified epithelial structures without roots. They are found on the gingivae over the crest of the ridge and arise from accessory buds of the dental lamina ahead of the deciduous buds or from buds of the accessory dental lamina. from jablonski, dictionary of dentistry, 1992)

Details

• K00.6 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 K00.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K00.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 K00.6 may differ.