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K02.51

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Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel

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

What This Code Means

Tooth decay in the grooves and pits of the tooth surface that affects only the outer enamel layer.

Coding Tips

  • •Pit and fissure caries are the most common type of tooth decay, typically occurring on chewing surfaces
  • •Confirm the decay is limited to enamel and has not penetrated deeper layers before assigning this code

Code Hierarchy

└K02Dental caries└K02.5Dental caries on pit and fissure surface└K02.51Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
└K02.51Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel

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