K04.2 ICD-10-CA code: Pulp degeneration
K04.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Pulp degeneration” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
K04.2Pulp degeneration
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written K042
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to K04.2. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Denticles (pulp)
- Stone(s), pulpal (dental)
- Calcification, dental pulp (nodular)
- Degeneration, degenerative, dental pulp
- Calcification, pulpal (dental) (nodular)
Notes for K04.2
As CIHI prints them, with any note K04.2 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- DenticlesPulpal:• calcifications• stones
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- 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 K04.2 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K00-K14Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws
- 3Category K04Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues
- 4Valid code K04.2Pulp degeneration
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code K04.2 mean?
K04.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Pulp degeneration” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is K04.2 in ICD-10-CA?
K04.2 sits under K04 Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues, 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 K04.2?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for K04.2, 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 K04.2
View K04K04.0PulpitisK04.1Necrosis of pulpK04.3Abnormal hard tissue formation in pulpK04.4Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal originK04.5Chronic apical periodontitisK04.6Periapical abscess with sinusK04.7Periapical abscess without sinusK04.8Radicular cystK04.9Other and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues