M26
M26: Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M26 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with M26
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- K01Embedded and impacted teeth
- M26.55Centric occlusion maximum intercuspation discrepancy
- Q18Other congenital malformations of face and neck
- Q38Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynx
- Q67.4Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jaw
- Q75Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones
- R68.84Jaw pain
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead M26
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M26.0Major anomalies of jaw size
- M26.1Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationship
- M26.2Anomalies of dental arch relationship
- M26.3Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.4Malocclusion, unspecified
- M26.5Dentofacial functional abnormalities
- M26.6Temporomandibular joint disorders
- M26.7Dental alveolar anomalies
- M26.8Other dentofacial anomalies
- M26.9Dentofacial anomaly, unspecified