2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K02.6

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Dental caries on smooth surface

  • K02.6 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM K02.6 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K02.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 K02.6 may differ.

The following code(s) above K02.6 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to K02.6:

  • K00-K95  Diseases of the digestive system
  • K02  Dental caries

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
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