M26

The ICD-10-CM code for dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] is M26. The full clinical description is "Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]". M26 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code M26 represents “Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]”. It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, M26 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under M26.

M26 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

M26 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy (Q67.4); unilateral condylar hyperplasia or hypoplasia (M27.8).

M26 has 10 child codes, including: M26.0 (Major anomalies of jaw size), M26.1 (Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationship), M26.2 (Anomalies of dental arch relationship), M26.3 (Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth), and 6 more.

M26 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155938. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for M26 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.