K02.51
Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where K02.51 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- K02 Dental caries
- K02.5 Parent Dental caries on pit and fissure surface
- K02.51 This code Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Includes
recurrent caries (dentino enamel junction) (enamel) (to the pulp)
Inherited from K02 — Dental caries
Inclusion Terms
White spot lesions [initial caries] on pit and fissure surface of tooth
Version History
How K02.51 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentDental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedDental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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