2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K05.10

Chronic gingivitis, plaque induced

• K05.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM K05.10 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K05.10 – other international versions of ICD-10 K05.10 may differ.

Applicable To

• Chronic gingivitis NOS
• Gingivitis NOS

The following code(s) above K05.10 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to K05.10:

• K00-K95  Diseases of the digestive system
• K05  Gingivitis and periodontal diseases
• K05.1  Chronic gingivitis

Approximate Synonyms

• Chronic gingivitis
• Gingivitis
• Gingivostomatitis
• Gingivostomatitis (mouth and gum infection)
• Plaque induced chronic gingivitis

Clinical Information

• A disorder involving inflammation of the gums; may affect surrounding and supporting structures of the teeth.
• Inflammation of gum tissue (gingiva) without loss of connective tissue.
• Inflammation of the gingiva, the tissues that surround the teeth.

ICD-10-CM K05.10 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):

• 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
• 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
• 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
• 157 Dental and oral diseases with mcc
• 158 Dental and oral diseases with cc
• 159 Dental and oral diseases without cc/mcc

Convert K05.10 to ICD-9-CMCode 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K05.10:

• Disturbance(s) – see also Disease
  • keratinization NEC
    • gingiva K05.10
      • plaque induced K05.10
• Gingivitis K05.10
  • chronic (desquamative) (hyperplastic) (simple marginal) (pregnancy associated) (ulcerative) K05.10
    • plaque induced K05.10
• Gingivostomatitis K05.10
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  • gingiva (chronic) K05.10
    • plaque induced K05.10
  • gum (chronic) K05.10
    • plaque induced K05.10
• Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
  • gum K05.10
    • plaque induced K05.10
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
  • gingivitis K05.10
    • plaque induced K05.10