Abnormal jaw closure
Billable / specific
M26.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M26)
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M26)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M26)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M26)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M26)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M26)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M26)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M26)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M26)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M26)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M26)
Also known as
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities, jaw closure
Parent code
- M26.5Dentofacial functional abnormalitiesHeader
Related codes
- M26.50Dentofacial functional abnormalities, unspecifiedBillable
- M26.52Limited mandibular range of motionBillable
- M26.53Deviation in opening and closing of the mandibleBillable
- M26.54Insufficient anterior guidanceBillable
- M26.55Centric occlusion maximum intercuspation discrepancyBillable
- M26.56Non-working side interferenceBillable
- M26.57Lack of posterior occlusal supportBillable
- M26.59Other dentofacial functional abnormalitiesBillable