K08.53Fractured dental restorative material

K08.53 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fractured dental restorative material. It belongs to category K08 (other disorders of teeth and supporting structures), block K00-K14 (diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands) and chapter 11 (diseases of the digestive system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within K08.5 (unsatisfactory restoration of tooth), K08.53 is specifically for fractured dental restorative material. Related codes cover unspecified (K08.50), open restoration margins of tooth (K08.51), Unrepairable overhanging of dental restorative materials (K08.52), Contour of existing restoration of tooth biologically incompatible with oral health (K08.54), allergy to existing dental restorative material (K08.55), poor aesthetic of existing restoration of tooth (K08.56) and other unsatisfactory restoration of tooth (K08.59).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: K08.530 (without loss of material), K08.531 (with loss of material) and K08.539 (unspecified).

Don't report K08.53 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: cracked tooth (K03.81) and traumatic fracture of tooth (S02.5).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.