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K00.3

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Mottled teeth

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Teeth that have white or brown spots or streaks on the surface due to fluorosis or other developmental issues during tooth formation.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the severity and extent of mottling when present
  • •Differentiate between fluorosis-related mottling and other causes of discoloration

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • deposits [accretions] on teeth (K03.6)

Code Hierarchy

└K00Disorders of tooth development and eruption└K00.3Mottled teeth
└K00.3Mottled teeth

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