K03.3

Applicable To

• Internal granuloma of pulp

• Resorption of teeth external)

Approximate Synonyms

• Pathological resorption of tooth

• Pathological resorption, dental

Clinical Information

• Resorption of calcified dental tissue, involving demineralization due to reversal of the cation exchange and lacunar resorption by osteoclasts.

• Resorption of calcified dental tissue, involving demineralization due to reversal of the cation exchange and lacunar resorption by osteoclasts. There are two types: external as a result of tooth pathology) and internal apparently initiated by a peculiar inflammatory hyperplasia of the pulp). from jablonski, dictionary of dentistry, 1992, p676)

Details

• K03.3 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 K03.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K03.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 K03.3 may differ.