Open occlusal relationship

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

M26.220 Open anterior occlusal relationship
M26.221 Open posterior occlusal relationship

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Open occlusal relationship

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from the M26-M27 section Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27)

Excludes1 - never coded here

hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy (Q67.4)
unilateral condylar hyperplasia or hypoplasia (M27.8)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M26.20	Unspecified anomaly of dental arch relationship	Valid
M26.21	Malocclusion, Angle's class	Not billable
M26.23	Excessive horizontal overlap	Valid
M26.24	Reverse articulation	Valid
M26.25	Anomalies of interarch distance	Valid
M26.29	Other anomalies of dental arch relationship	Valid