K02.51
Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
White spot lesions [initial caries] on pit and fissure surface of tooth
Dental caries on chewing surface of tooth
caries of dentine dental cavities early childhood caries pre-eruptive caries recurrent caries (dentino enamel junction) (enamel) (to the pulp) tooth decay
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Official Guidelines for K02.51
FY 2026 ›Find K02.51 in the alphabetic index
12 index paths lead to this code
- Caries › initial › chewing surface
- Caries › initial › pit and fissure surface
- Lesion › white spot › chewing surface
- Lesion › white spot › pit and fissure surface
- White › spot lesions, teeth › chewing surface
- White › spot lesions, teeth › pit and fissure surface
- Caries › dental › chewing surface › limited to enamel
- Caries › dental › pit and fissure surface › limited to enamel
- Lesion › tooth, teeth › white spot › chewing surface
- Lesion › tooth, teeth › white spot › pit and fissure surface
- Caries › dental › coronal surface › chewing surface › limited to enamel
- Caries › dental › coronal surface › pit and fissure surface › limited to enamel