Other diseases of jaws
Non-billable header
M27 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- 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-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
More specific codes M27
- M27.0Developmental disorders of jawsBillable
- M27.1Giant cell granuloma, centralBillable
- M27.2Inflammatory conditions of jawsBillable
- M27.3Alveolitis of jawsBillable
- M27.4Other and unspecified cysts of jawHeader
- M27.5Periradicular pathology associated with previous endodontic treatmentHeader
- M27.6Endosseous dental implant failureHeader
- M27.8Other specified diseases of jawsBillable
- M27.9Disease of jaws, unspecifiedBillable
Related codes
- M26Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]Header