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M26.619 - Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint, unspecified side

ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M26-M27 Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27) · Subcategory of M26.61 · FY2027

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M26.6

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • current temporomandibular joint dislocation (S03.0)
  • current temporomandibular joint sprain (S03.4)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom M26-M27 Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27)

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy (Q67.4)
  • unilateral condylar hyperplasia or hypoplasia (M27.8)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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)
NotesFrom Chapter M00-M99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

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