M26.3
Header — not billableAnomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
The ICD-10 code for anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth is M26.3.
M26.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- embedded and impacted teeth (K01.-)
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 M26.3
- M26.30Unspecified anomaly of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.31Crowding of fully erupted teeth
- M26.32Excessive spacing of fully erupted teeth
- M26.33Horizontal displacement of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.34Vertical displacement of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.35Rotation of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.36Insufficient interocclusal distance of fully erupted teeth (ridge)
- M26.37Excessive interocclusal distance of fully erupted teeth
- M26.39Other anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
Related codes in this category
- 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
- M26.4Malocclusion, 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
- M26.3Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teethnon-billable header