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521.01 - Dental Caries Limited To Enamel


The ICD 9 Code for Dental caries limited to enamel is listed as 521.01.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 521.01
Long Description: Dental caries limited to enamel
Short Description: Dental caries - enamel
Chapter: Diseases Of The Digestive System
Block: Diseases Of Oral Cavity, Salivary Glands, And Jaws (520-529)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: K02.61 - Dental caries on smooth surface limited to enamel (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 521.01:
521.00 - Dental caries, unspecified
521.02 - Dental caries extending into dentine
521.03 - Dental caries extending into pulp
521.04 - Arrested dental caries
521.05 - Odontoclasia
521.06 - Dental caries pit and fissure
521.07 - Dental caries of smooth surface
521.08 - Dental caries of root surface
521.09 - Other dental caries