M26.79
BillableOther specified alveolar anomalies
Other specified alveolar anomalies
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Bilateral complete cleft lip80446009
- Complete bilateral cleft lip80446009
- Labial alveolar bony ledging109705008
- Alveolar bone loss109706009
- Alveolar bone loss with cratering109707000
- Alveolar bone loss beyond furcation109708005
- Abnormal alveolar housing109711006
- Broad alveolar housing109712004
- Thick alveolar housing109712004
- Thin alveolar housing109713009
- Cleft hard palate with cleft lip, bilateral204620007
- Feather edge alveolar ridge235015000
- Bone spicule on alveolar ridge235016004
- Bony prominence on alveolar ridge235016004
- Pointed edge alveolar ridge235016004
- Sharp pointed alveolar ridge235016004
- Cheilognathopalatoschisis337471007
- Cleft upper lip, upper jaw AND palate337471007
- Cleft lip and cleft of alveolar process of maxilla373643003
- Cleft of alveolar ridge445306000
- Minimal maxillary ridge support for denture699860004
- Insufficient biological width703401001
- Insufficient supracrestal attachment703401001
- Deficiency of alveolar ridge708494003
- Ridge deficency708494003
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology708980008
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with tori present710009000
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with prominent anterior nasal spine710020000
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with minimal resistance to palatal vault710021001
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology without palatal vault resistance to horizontal or vertical movement710022008
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with no buccal vestibule present710023003
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with hyperplastic mobile anterior ridge710024009
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with hamular notch present710025005
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with redundant tissue present710026006
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with reduction of post malar space710030009
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with absent anterior labial vestibule710032001
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology with poor hamular notch710033006
- Maxilla residual ridge morphology resists vertical and horizontal movement710353001
- Facies leprosa711171008
- Resorption of anterior maxillary alveolar bone and anterior nasal spine due to lepromatous leprosy711171008
- Cleft hard palate with left cleft lip762403002
- Cleft hard palate with right cleft lip762404008
- Cleft soft palate with left cleft lip762405009
- Cleft soft palate with right cleft lip762406005
- Cleft hard and soft palate with left cleft lip762407001
- Cleft hard and soft palate with right cleft lip762408006
- Cleft hard palate with bilateral cleft lip and bilateral cleft of alveolar process of maxilla762580003
- Cleft hard palate with left cleft lip and cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla762581004
- Cleft hard palate with right cleft lip and cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla762582006
- Cleft soft palate with bilateral cleft lip and bilateral cleft of alveolar process of maxilla762583001
- Cleft soft palate with left cleft lip and cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla762584007
- Cleft soft palate with right cleft lip and cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla762585008
- Cleft hard and soft palate with bilateral cleft lip and bilateral cleft of alveolar process of maxilla762586009
- Cleft hard and soft palate with left cleft lip and left alveolar process of maxilla762587000
- Cleft hard and soft palate with right cleft lip and cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla762588005
- Cleft palate with bilateral cleft lip and bilateral cleft of alveolar process of maxilla762660007
- Incomplete left cleft lip and incomplete cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla763498007
- Incomplete right cleft lip and incomplete cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla763499004
- Complete left cleft lip and complete cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla763727005
- Complete right cleft lip and complete cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla763728000
- Complete left cleft lip763733001
- Complete right cleft lip763734007
- Bilateral complete cleft lip and bilateral complete cleft of alveolar process of maxilla763735008
- Incomplete right cleft lip763753002
- Incomplete left cleft lip763754008
- Anterior lower alveolar excess769158005
- Excess of anterior part of lower alveolar ridge769158005
- Anterior lower alveolar deficiency769159002
- Deficiency of anterior part of lower alveolar ridge769159002
- Excess of posterior part of lower alveolar ridge769160007
- Posterior lower alveolar excess769160007
- Deficiency of posterior part of lower alveolar ridge769161006
- Posterior lower alveolar deficiency769161006
- Bilateral cleft lip and bilateral cleft of alveolar process of maxilla788875002
- Orthodontic force trauma involving resorption of alveolar process1230143001
- Resorption of alveolar process caused by orthodontic force1230143001
- Incomplete cleft lip1231455008
- Complete cleft lip1231525004
- Resorption of alveolar bone due to dental trauma1255252008
- Resorption of alveolar process due to dental trauma1255252008
- Resorption of alveolar ridge due to dental trauma1255252008
- Cleft hard and soft palate and bilateral cleft lip1085331000119107
- Cleft palate and bilateral cleft lip1085331000119107
- Uranostaphyloschisis with bilateral cleft lip1085331000119107
- Cleft hard and soft palate with cleft lip1085291000119101
- Uranostaphyloschisis with cleft lip1085291000119101
- Cleft of soft palate and bilateral cleft lip1085341000119103
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified alveolar anomalies?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified alveolar anomalies is M26.79. The full clinical description is "Other specified alveolar anomalies". M26.79 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M26.79 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M26.79 represents "Other specified alveolar anomalies". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M26.79 a billable code?
Yes, M26.79 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M26.79 in?
M26.79 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M26.79?
M26.79 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).
What SNOMED CT codes does M26.79 map to?
M26.79 maps to 68 SNOMED CT concepts: 109711006, 109706009, 109708005, 109707000, 769159002, and 63 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M26.79?
M26.79 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0859118. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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