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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579 > Diseases Of Oral Cavity, Salivary Glands, And Jaws 520-529 > Diseases Of Pulp And Periapical Tissues 522.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 522.0

Pulpitis

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  • Inflammation of the DENTAL PULP, usually due to bacterial infection in dental caries, tooth fracture, or other conditions causing exposure of the pulp to bacterial invasion. Chemical irritants, thermal factors, hyperemic changes, and other factors may also cause pulpitis.
  • 522.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 522.0 contains 7 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 522.* hierarchy

522.0 also known as:

  • Pulpal:
    • abscess
    • polyp
  • Pulpitis:
    • acute
    • chronic (hyperplastic) (ulcerative)
    • suppurative

Index entries containing 522.0:

Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9Endodontitis 522.0
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • tooth, teeth 522.4
    • pulp 522.0
Odontomyelitis (closed) (open) 522.0
Polyp, polypus
  • dental 522.0
  • pulp (dental) 522.0
Pulpitis (acute) (anachoretic) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (putrescent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) 522.0