K08.53

Fractured dental restorative material

FY2027Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system/K00–K14 Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

K08.53 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for fractured dental restorative material. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K08.530 Fractured dental restorative material without loss of material; K08.531 Fractured dental restorative material with loss of material and K08.539 Fractured dental restorative material, unspecified. Its coding notes include 3 Excludes1 entries and 12 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • cracked tooth (K03.81)
  • traumatic fracture of tooth (S02.5)
Inherited from K08.5 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth
  • dental restoration status (Z98.811)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from K08.5 Unsatisfactory restoration of tooth
  • endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-)
  • unsatisfactory endodontic treatment (M27.5-)
Inherited from K08 Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures
  • dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
  • disorders of jaw (M27.-)
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

More specific codes under K08.53 3