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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 525.21
Minimal atrophy of the mandible
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Atrophy mandible-minimal.
  • ICD-9-CM 525.21 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 525.21 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 525.21.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 525.21: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 525.21 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K08.21 Minimal atrophy of the mandible
Approximate Synonyms
  • Minimal atrophy of mandible
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 525.21:
 525.20 ICD9Data.com 525.22 
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