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. 2022 Jan 29;58:52–58. doi: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2021.11.003

Table 2.

Example of codes for diagnosis and procedure of dental disease.

Diagnosis Codes
Dental caries 8843836
Pulpitis 5220063
Periapical periodontitis 8833899
Alveolar abscess 5225006
Root stump 8834149
Periodontitis 5234009
Gingivitis 5231018
Gingival abscess 5233008
Pericoronitis 5233009
Missing teeth 5250001
Procedure Codes
Caries treatment 309000110
Atraumatic indirect pulp capping 309001010
Direct pulp capping 309001110
Pulpectomy Number of root canal: 1 309002110
Number of root canal: 2 309002210
Number of root canal: 3 or more 309002310
Infected root canal treatment Number of root canal: 1 309003010
Number of root canal: 2 309003110
Number of root canal: 3 or more 309003210
Condensation technique of root canal filling Number of root canal: 1 309014310
Number of root canal: 2 309014410
Number of root canal: 3 or more 309014510
Initial preparation (scaling for sextant) 309004810
Initial preparation (scaling and root planing) Front tooth 309005310
Premolar 309005410
Molar 309005510
Tooth extraction Deciduous tooth 310000110
Front tooth 310000210
Molar or premolar 310000310
Impacted tooth 310000510
Setting of bridge Number of abutment teeth and pontics: 5 or less 313005010
Number of abutment teeth and pontics: 6 or more 313005110
Setting of full dentures 313005510