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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 523.8
Other specified periodontal diseases
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 523.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 523.8 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 523.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K05.5 Other periodontal diseases
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K06.1 Gingival enlargement
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K06.2 Gingival and edentulous alveolar ridge lesions associated with trauma
Approximate Synonyms
  • Alveolar periostitis
  • Atrophic senile gingivitis
  • Bleeding gums
  • Bleeding on probing of gingivae
  • Bohn's nodule
  • Cherubism with gingival fibromatosis
  • Chronic gingival granulomatous condition
  • Congenital epulis of newborn
  • Congenital gingival granular cell tumor
  • Drug-induced gingival hyperplasia
  • Early onset periodontitis
  • Early onset periodontitis - generalized
  • Early onset periodontitis - localized
  • Excessive gingival contour of a tooth restoration
  • Giant cell epulis
  • Giant cell fibroma of oral mucosa
  • Gingival cyst of adult
  • Gingival edema
  • Gingival enlargement
  • Gingival erythema
  • Gingival fibroepithelial polyp
  • Gingival fibromatosis
  • Gingival food impaction
  • Gingival hair impaction
  • Gingival hyperplasia
  • Gingival hypertrophy
  • Gingival hypertrophy due to diphenylhydantoin
  • Gingival odontogenic cyst
  • Gingival papillary blunting
  • Gingival papillary cratering
  • Gingival pigmentation
  • Gingival polyp
  • Gingival pregnancy tumor
  • Gingival pyogenic granuloma
  • Gingivostomatitis
  • Granuloma fissuratum
  • Gums bleed to touch
  • Hereditary gingival fibromatosis
  • Hyperplasia of gingiva
  • Hyperplasia of interdental papilla
  • Hypertrichosis with congenital macrogingivae
  • Hypertrophy of gingiva
  • Hypoplasia of gingiva
  • Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis
  • Inadequately attached gingiva
  • Intrabony periodontal defect
  • Loss of gingival stippling
  • Malocclusion due to gingival hyperplasia
  • Minimally attached gingiva
  • Narrow gingival width
  • On examination - hypertrophy of gums
  • Orofacial granulomatosis of gingivae
  • Periodontal and endodontic lesion
  • Periodontal lesion due to traumatic occlusion
  • Periodontal pocket
  • Poor gingival margin to tooth restoration
  • Ramifying pericementitis fibrosa syndrome
  • Refractory periodontitis
  • Retromolar gingival hyperplasia
  • Stillman's gingival cleft
  • Superficial gingival ulcer
  • Suppurative inflammation of subgingival space
  • Tenderness of gums
  • Thick gingival margin to tooth restoration
  • Ulceration of gingivae
  • Widened periodontal ligament space
523.8 Excludes
  • leukoplakia of gingiva (528.6)
Applies To
  • Giant cell:
    • epulis
    • peripheral granuloma
  • Gingival:
    • cysts
    • enlargement NOS
    • fibromatosis
  • Gingival polyp
  • Periodontal lesions due to traumatic occlusion
  • Peripheral giant cell granuloma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 523.8:
  • Bleeding (see also Hemorrhage) 459.0
    • gums 523.8
  • Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
    • gingiva 523.8
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • periodontal NEC 523.9
      • specified NEC 523.8
  • Dyskeratosis (see also Keratosis) 701.1
    • gingiva 523.8
  • Elephantiasis (nonfilarial) 457.1
    • gingival 523.8
  • Enlargement, enlarged - see also Hypertrophy
    • gingival 523.8
  • Epulis (giant cell) (gingiva) 523.8
  • Fibromatosis 728.79
    • gingival 523.8
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • gum 523.8
  • Giant
    • cell
      • epulis 523.8
      • peripheral (gingiva) 523.8
      • tumor, tendon sheath 727.02
  • Granuloma NEC 686.1
    • fissuratum (gum) 523.8
    • giant cell (central) (jaw) (reparative) 526.3
      • gingiva 523.8
      • peripheral (gingiva) 523.8
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
    • gingiva 523.8
    • gum 523.8
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
    • gingiva 523.8
    • gum 523.8
    • oral soft tissue (inflammatory) (irritative) (mucosa) NEC 528.9
      • gingiva 523.8
      • tongue 529.8
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • gingiva 523.8
    • gum (mucous membrane) 523.8
    • mucous membrane
      • alveolar process 523.8
      • nose 478.19
      • turbinate (nasal) 478.0
  • Lesion(s)
    • periodontal, due to traumatic occlusion 523.8
  • Macrogingivae 523.8
  • Occlusion
    • gingiva, traumatic 523.8
    • periodontal, traumatic 523.8
  • Periodontal
    • pocket 523.8
  • Pocket(s)
    • periodontal 523.8
  • Polyp, polypus
    • gingiva 523.8
    • gum 523.8
  • Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
    • giant cell (type) (M8003/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
      • bone (M9250/1) 238.0
        • malignant (M9250/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
      • chondromatous (M9230/0) - see Neoplasm, bone, benign
      • malignant (M8003/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • peripheral (gingiva) 523.8
      • soft parts (M9251/1) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, uncertain behavior
        • malignant (M9251/3) - see Neoplasm, connective tissue, malignant
      • tendon sheath 727.02
  • Tylosis 700
    • gingiva 523.8
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • gingiva 523.8
    • gum 523.8
  • Ulorrhagia 523.8
  • Ulorrhea 523.8
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