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ICD-10-CM Code for Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth, unspecified K08.50

ICD-10 code K08.50 for Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth, unspecified
Defective dental restoration NOS

K08.5

Excludes1: dental restoration status (Z98.811)

Excludes2: endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-)
unsatisfactory endodontic treatment (M27.5-)

K08

Excludes2: dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
disorders of jaw (M27.-)

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