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K00.6 ICD-10-CA code: Disturbances in tooth eruption

K00.6 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Disturbances in tooth eruption” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

K00.6

Disturbances in tooth eruption

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written K006

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to K00.6. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Dentia praecox
  • Natal tooth, teeth
  • Neonatal, tooth, teeth
  • Disturbance, tooth, eruption
  • Dentition (syndrome), delayed
  • Dentition (syndrome), retarded
  • Disorder (of), tooth, eruption
  • Dentition (syndrome), premature
  • Dentition (syndrome), precocious
  • Retention, retained, deciduous tooth
  • Shedding, premature, primary (deciduous) teeth
  • Persistence, persistent (congenital), primary (deciduous), teeth
  • Eruption, tooth, teeth, abnormal (incomplete) (late) (premature) (sequence)
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), tooth, teeth NEC, eruption

Notes for K00.6

As CIHI prints them, with any note K00.6 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Dentia praecoxNatal toothNeonatal toothPremature:• eruption of tooth• shedding of primary [deciduous] toothRetained [persistent] primary tooth

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Embedded and impacted teeth (K01.-)From K00 Disorders of tooth development and eruption
  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)

Where K00.6 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
  2. 2Block K00-K14Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws
  3. 3Category K00Disorders of tooth development and eruption
  4. 4Valid code K00.6Disturbances in tooth eruption

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See K00.6 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code K00.6 mean?

K00.6 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Disturbances in tooth eruption” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is K00.6 in ICD-10-CA?

K00.6 sits under K00 Disorders of tooth development and eruption, within K00-K14 Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).

What coding notes apply to K00.6?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for K00.6, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside K00.6

K00.0AnodontiaK00.1Supernumerary teethK00.2Abnormalities of size and form of teethK00.3Mottled teethK00.4Disturbances in tooth formationK00.5Hereditary disturbances in tooth structure, not elsewhere classifiedK00.7Teething syndromeK00.8Other disorders of tooth developmentK00.9Disorder of tooth development, unspecified