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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 520.5
Hereditary disturbances in tooth structure not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: HEREDIT TOOTH STRUCT NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 520.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 520.5 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).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 520.5 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K00.5 Hereditary disturbances in tooth structure, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Hereditary disturbances in tooth structure
Applies To
  • Amelogenesis imperfecta
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta
  • Odontogenesis imperfecta
  • Dentinal dysplasia
  • Shell teeth
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 520.5:
  • Amelogenesis imperfecta 520.5
    • nonhereditaria (segmentalis) 520.4
  • Brown enamel of teeth (hereditary) 520.5
  • Defect, defective 759.9
    • dentin (hereditary) 520.5
  • Dentin
    • opalescent 520.5
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta 520.5
  • Disturbance - see also Disease
    • tooth
      • eruption 520.6
      • formation 520.4
      • structure, hereditary NEC 520.5
  • Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
    • dentinal 520.5
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • cementum 520.4
      • hereditary 520.5
    • enamel of teeth (neonatal) (postnatal) (prenatal) 520.4
      • hereditary 520.5
  • Odontogenesis imperfecta 520.5
  • Opalescent dentin (hereditary) 520.5
  • Shell
    • teeth 520.5
 520.4 ICD9Data.com 520.6 
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