K03.6

Applicable To

• Betel deposits [accretions] on teeth

• Black deposits [accretions] on teeth

• Extrinsic staining of teeth NOS

• Green deposits [accretions] on teeth

• Materia alba deposits [accretions] on teeth

• Orange deposits [accretions] on teeth

• Staining of teeth NOS

• Subgingival dental calculus

• Supragingival dental calculus

• Tobacco deposits [accretions] on teeth

Approximate Synonyms

• Accretion on teeth

• Deposits on teeth

Clinical Information

• A change in tooth color. Causes may be local or systemic and include tobacco use, foods, dental plaques, caries, restorative filling materials, trauma, medications, infections, hereditary diseases, and nutritional deficiencies.

• A disorder characterized by a change in tooth hue or tint.

• Accumulations of microflora that lead to pathological plaque and calculus which cause periodontal diseases. It can be considered a type of biofilms. It is subtly distinguished from the protective dental pellicle.

• Any change in the hue, color, or translucency of a tooth due to any cause. Restorative filling materials, drugs both topical and systemic), pulpal necrosis, or hemorrhage may be responsible. jablonski, dictionary of dentistry, 1992, p253)

• Hard or soft material deposited on a tooth surface, such as dental calculus or plaque and materia alba.

Details

• K03.6 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 K03.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K03.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 K03.6 may differ.