M26.61

Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint

Non-billable header

M26.61 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

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.

  • hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy (Q67.4) (from M26)
  • unilateral condylar hyperplasia or hypoplasia (M27.8) (from M26)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • current temporomandibular joint dislocation (S03.0) (from M26.6)
  • current temporomandibular joint sprain (S03.4) (from M26.6)
  • 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

  • Adhesions, adhesive, joint, temporomandibular
  • Adhesions, adhesive, temporomandibular
  • Ankylosis, jaw
  • Ankylosis, temporomandibular
  • Anomaly, anomalous, dentofacial, temporomandibular joint, adhesions
  • Anomaly, anomalous, dentofacial, temporomandibular joint, ankylosis

Parent code

  • M26.6Temporomandibular joint disordersHeader

More specific codes M26.61

  • M26.611Adhesions and ankylosis of right temporomandibular jointBillable
  • M26.612Adhesions and ankylosis of left temporomandibular jointBillable
  • M26.613Adhesions and ankylosis of bilateral temporomandibular jointBillable
  • M26.619Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint, unspecified sideBillable

Related codes

  • M26.60Temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecifiedHeader
  • M26.62Arthralgia of temporomandibular jointHeader
  • M26.63Articular disc disorder of temporomandibular jointHeader
  • M26.64Arthritis of temporomandibular jointHeader
  • M26.65Arthropathy of temporomandibular jointHeader
  • M26.69Other specified disorders of temporomandibular jointBillable

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