Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 525.73
Post-osseointegration mechanical failure of dental implant
  • Short description: Post-osse mech fail impl.
  • ICD-9-CM 525.73 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 525.73 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).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 525.73.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 525.73: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 525.73 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M27.63 Post-osseointegration mechanical failure of dental implant
Approximate Synonyms
  • Post osseointegration failure dental implant
  • Postosseointegration mechanical failure of dental implant
525.73 Excludes
  • cracked tooth (521.81)
  • fractured dental restorative material with loss of material (525.64)
  • fractured dental restorative material without loss of material (525.63)
  • fractured tooth (873.63, 873.73)
Applies To
  • Failure of dental prosthesis causing loss of dental implant
  • Fracture of dental implant
  • Mechanical failure of dental implant NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 525.73:
  • Failure, failed
    • dental implant 525.79
      • due to
        • infection 525.71
        • lack of attached gingiva 525.72
        • occlusal trauma (caused by poor prosthetic design) 525.72
        • parafunctional habits 525.72
        • periodontal infection (peri-implantitis) 525.72
        • poor oral hygiene 525.72
        • unintentional loading 525.71
      • endosseous NEC 525.79
      • mechanical 525.73
      • osseointegration 525.71
        • due to
        • iatrogenic 525.71
        • prior to intentional prosthetic loading 525.71
      • post-osseointegration
        • biological 525.72
        • due to complications of systemic disease 525.72
        • mechanical 525.73
      • pre-integration 525.71
      • pre-osseointegration 525.71
    • dental prosthesis causing loss of dental implant 525.73
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • dental implant 525.73
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