M26.65
M26.65 — Arthropathy of temporomandibular joint
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M26.65 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for arthropathy of temporomandibular joint. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M26.65 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M26.65
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M26.6. If M26.65 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M26.60Temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecified
- M26.61Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint
- M26.62Arthralgia of temporomandibular joint
- M26.63Articular disc disorder of temporomandibular joint
- M26.64Arthritis of temporomandibular joint
- M26.69Other specified disorders of temporomandibular joint
Questions about M26.65
- Is M26.65 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M26.65 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M26.65 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27).