M26
Header — not billableDentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]
The ICD-10 code for dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] is M26.
M26 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M26
- M26.0Major anomalies of jaw sizenon-billable header
- M26.1Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationshipnon-billable header
- M26.2Anomalies of dental arch relationshipnon-billable header
- M26.3Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teethnon-billable header
- M26.4Malocclusion, unspecified
- M26.5Dentofacial functional abnormalitiesnon-billable header
- M26.6Temporomandibular joint disordersnon-billable header
- M26.7Dental alveolar anomaliesnon-billable header
- M26.8Other dentofacial anomaliesnon-billable header
- M26.9Dentofacial anomaly, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M27Other diseases of jawsnon-billable header
- M26Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]non-billable header