R68.84

R68.84: Jaw pain

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R68.84 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for jaw pain. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

temporomandibular joint arthralgia (M26.62-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Mandibular pain
Maxilla pain

Other codes that can never be billed with R68.84

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

M27.8Other specified diseases of jaws

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R68.84 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56034Billing and Coding: Nerve Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy
A56607Billing and Coding: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB)
A56691Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography & Angiography (CCTA)
A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck