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Hi! For WT ext's, the diagnosis code depends on the clinical reason for removal of the tooth. There is not one single ICD-10 code that applies to all wisdom teeth. K01.1- impacted teeth; K00.6- disturbances in tooth eruption (unerupted/ partially erupted w/o full impaction); K08.3- retained dental root (for residual tooth roots). For medical cross-billing, (more)