ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M26-M27 › M26 Dentofacial anomalies [including... › M26.6
M26.6
Temporomandibular joint disorders
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:
- M26.60 Temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecified (also a header)
- M26.61 Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint (also a header)
- M26.62 Arthralgia of temporomandibular joint (also a header)
- M26.63 Articular disc disorder of temporomandibular joint (also a header)
- M26.64 Arthritis of temporomandibular joint (also a header)
- M26.65 Arthropathy of temporomandibular joint (also a header)
- M26.69 Other specified disorders of temporomandibular joint
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 Temporomandibular joint disorders
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 |
|---|---|---|
| M26.0 | Major anomalies of jaw size | Not billable |
| M26.1 | Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationship | Not billable |
| M26.2 | Anomalies of dental arch relationship | Not billable |
| M26.3 | Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth | Not billable |
| M26.4 | Malocclusion, unspecified | Valid |
| M26.5 | Dentofacial functional abnormalities | Not billable |
| M26.7 | Dental alveolar anomalies | Not billable |
| M26.8 | Other dentofacial anomalies | Not billable |
| M26.9 | Dentofacial anomaly, unspecified | Valid |