M26.6

M26.6: Temporomandibular joint disorders

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M26.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for temporomandibular joint disorders. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

current temporomandibular joint dislocation (S03.0)
current temporomandibular joint sprain (S03.4)

Other codes that can never be billed with M26.6

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

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 M26.6

7 child codes. Green means billable.