K04.5
Chronic apical periodontitis
Applicable To
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Apical or periapical granuloma
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Apical periodontitis NOS
Approximate Synonyms
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Marginal periodontitis
Clinical Information
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Inflammation of the periapical tissue. It includes general, unspecified, or acute nonsuppurative inflammation. Chronic nonsuppurative inflammation is periapical granuloma. Suppurative inflammation is periapical abscess.
Details
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K04.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K04.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
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This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K04.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 K04.5 may differ.