K06.8 is the authoritative medical code for Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (ICD-10-CM K06.8), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code K06.8. Inclusion terms: Fibrous epulis; Flabby alveolar ridge; Giant cell epulis; Peripheral giant cell granuloma of gingiva; Pyogenic granuloma of gingiva; Vertical ridge deficiency. Excludes2 (not included here): gingival cyst K09.0; acute gingivitis K05.0; atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge K08.2; chronic gingivitis K05.1; gingivitis NOS K05.1.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for K06.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Fibrous epulis
- Flabby alveolar ridge
- Giant cell epulis
- Peripheral giant cell granuloma of gingiva
- Pyogenic granuloma of gingiva
- Vertical ridge deficiency
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- gingival cyst K09.0
- acute gingivitis K05.0
- atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge K08.2
- chronic gingivitis K05.1
- gingivitis NOS K05.1
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can K06.8 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, K06.8 and the following may both be reported when both are present: gingival cyst (K09.0); acute gingivitis (K05.0); atrophy of edentulous alveolar ridge (K08.2); chronic gingivitis (K05.1).
What conditions are included under K06.8?
Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge includes: Fibrous epulis; Flabby alveolar ridge; Giant cell epulis; Peripheral giant cell granuloma of gingiva; Pyogenic granuloma of gingiva.
Codes in This Family (14)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as K06.8, with their registry titles.
- K06 — Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
- K06.0 — Gingival recession
- K06.010 — Localized gingival recession, unspecified
- K06.011 — Localized gingival recession, minimal
- K06.012 — Localized gingival recession, moderate
- K06.013 — Localized gingival recession, severe
- K06.020 — Generalized gingival recession, unspecified
- K06.021 — Generalized gingival recession, minimal
- K06.022 — Generalized gingival recession, moderate
- K06.023 — Generalized gingival recession, severe
- K06.1 — Gingival enlargement
- K06.2 — Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
- K06.3 — Horizontal alveolar bone loss
- K06.9 — Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (18)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Deficiency, deficient, vertical ridge
- Deformity, gum, acquired NEC
- Disease, diseased, alveolar ridge, edentulous, specified NEC
- Disease, diseased, edentulousridge (alveolar), specified NEC
- Disease, diseased, gingiva, specified NEC
- Epulis (gingiva) (fibrous) (giant cell)
- Flabby ridge
- Giant, cell, epulis
- Giant, cell, peripheral granuloma
- Granuloma, giant cell (central) (reparative) (jaw), gingiva (peripheral)
- Granuloma, pyogenic, pyogenicum (of) (skin), gingiva
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), gingiva
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), gum
- Polyp, polypus, gingiva, gum
- Ridge, alveolus, flabby
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, gingiva
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, gum
- Ulorrhagia, ulorrhea
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ICD Code K08.8
Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures