K06.3
Billable codeHorizontal alveolar bone loss
The ICD-10 code for horizontal alveolar bone loss is K06.3.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K06.0Gingival recessionnon-billable header
- K06.1Gingival enlargement
- K06.2Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
- K06.8Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
- K06.9Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecified
- K06.3Horizontal alveolar bone loss
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5238Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
K06.3 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 011Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCC
- DRG 012Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC
- DRG 013Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC
- DRG 157Dental and Oral Diseases with MCC
- DRG 158Dental and Oral Diseases with CC
- DRG 159Dental and Oral Diseases without CC/MCC