M27.3
BillableAlveolitis of jaws
Alveolitis of jaws
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Alveolar osteitis
- Dry socket
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
- Periostitis of jaw21780009
- Suppurative periostitis of jaw27787003
- Alveolitis of mandible40494007
- Mandibular osteitis40494007
- Acute periostitis of jaw49308005
- Alveoalgia61804006
- Alveolalgia61804006
- Alveolar osteitis61804006
- Alveolitis of jaw61804006
- Alveolitis sicca dolorosa61804006
- Dry socket61804006
- Dry tooth socket61804006
- Alveolitis of maxilla62385000
- Maxillary osteitis62385000
- Acute suppurative alveolar periostitis78996009
- Dentoalveolar cellulitis109612009
- Alveolar periostitis251331003
UMLS
- Alveolar OsteitidesC0013240
- Alveolar OsteitisC0013240
- Alveolar PeriostitidesC0013240
- Alveolar PeriostitisC0013240
- Alveolar osteitisC0013240
- Alveolar periostitisC0013240
- Alveolar periostitis (disorder)C0013240
- Alveolitis Sicca DolorosaC0013240
- Alveolitis of jawC0013240
- Alveolitis of jaw (disorder)C0013240
- Alveolitis of jawsC0013240
- Alveolitis sicca dolorosaC0013240
- Dry SocketC0013240
- Dry SocketsC0013240
- Dry socketC0013240
- Dry socket NOSC0013240
- Dry tooth socketC0013240
- Osteitides, AlveolarC0013240
- Osteitis, AlveolarC0013240
- Periostitides, AlveolarC0013240
- Periostitis, AlveolarC0013240
- Socket, DryC0013240
- Sockets, DryC0013240
- alveolar osteitisC0013240
- alveolitis sicca dolorosaC0013240
- dry socketC0013240
- dry socket toothC0013240
- dry socketsC0013240
- dry tooth socketC0013240
- tooth dry socketC0013240
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M27.3?
ICD-10-CM code M27.3 represents "Alveolitis of jaws". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M27.3 a billable code?
Yes, M27.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M27.3 in?
M27.3 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M27.3?
M27.3 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 M27.3 map to?
M27.3 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 49308005, 78996009, 61804006, 251331003, 40494007, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M27.3?
M27.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0013240. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.