ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index · FY 2026 55 Entries
Caries in the ICD-10-CM Index ICD-10-CM
The main term Caries carries 55 index entries pointing to 14 ICD-10-CM codes. Every indented line below refines the term by site, cause, or type. Verify any candidate code in the Tabular List before using it.
✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 index fileEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026
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ICD-10-CM
Index Entries Under Caries 55 entries · 14 codes
Caries
bone NEC A18.03
dental (dentino enamel junction) (early childhood) (of dentine) (pre-eruptive) (recurrent) (to the pulp) K02.9
arrested (coronal) (root) K02.3
chewing surface
limited to enamel K02.51
penetrating into dentin K02.52
penetrating into pulp K02.53
coronal surface
chewing surface
limited to enamel K02.51
penetrating into dentin K02.52
penetrating into pulp K02.53
pit and fissure surface
limited to enamel K02.51
penetrating into dentin K02.52
penetrating into pulp K02.53
smooth surface
limited to enamel K02.61
penetrating into dentin K02.62
penetrating into pulp K02.63
pit and fissure surface
limited to enamel K02.51
penetrating into dentin K02.52
penetrating into pulp K02.53
primary, cervical origin K02.52
root K02.7
smooth surface
limited to enamel K02.61
penetrating into dentin K02.62
penetrating into pulp K02.63
external meatus see Disorder, ear, external, specified type NEC
hip (tuberculous) A18.02
initial (tooth)
chewing surface K02.51
pit and fissure surface K02.51
smooth surface K02.61
knee (tuberculous) A18.02
labyrinth see subcategory H83.8
limb NEC (tuberculous) A18.03
mastoid process (chronic) see Mastoiditis, chronic
tuberculous A18.03
middle ear see subcategory H74.8
nose (tuberculous) A18.03
orbit (tuberculous) A18.03
ossicles, ear see Abnormal, ear ossicles
petrous bone see Petrositis
root (dental) (tooth) K02.7
sacrum (tuberculous) A18.01
spine, spinal (column) (tuberculous) A18.01
syphilitic A52.77
congenital (early) A50.02
tooth, teeth see Caries, dental
tuberculous A18.03
vertebra (column) (tuberculous) A18.01
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FY 2026 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries release files, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
