Pulpitis
- K04.0 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 K04.0 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K04.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 K04.0 may differ.
Applicable To
- Acute pulpitis
- Chronic (hyperplastic) (ulcerative) pulpitis
The following code(s) above K04.0 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to K04.0:
- K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
Clinical Information
- Inflammation of the dental pulp, usually due to bacterial infection in dental caries, tooth fracture, or other conditions causing exposure of the pulp to bacterial invasion. Chemical irritants, thermal factors, hyperemic changes, and other factors may also cause pulpitis.
- Inflammation of the dental pulp.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Deleted code
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): New code
- 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