M27

Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other diseases of jaws

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

CH13 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

M26-M27 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy (Q67.4)
  • unilateral condylar hyperplasia or hypoplasia (M27.8)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M26-M27Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27)
M27Other diseases of jawsNot billable
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 jawSubcodes
M27.5Periradicular pathology associated with previous endodontic treatmentSubcodes
M27.6Endosseous dental implant failureSubcodes
M27.8Other specified diseases of jawsBillable
M27.9Disease of jaws, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M27:

blockM26-M27
Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27)
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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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