M26.5

The ICD-10-CM code for dentofacial functional abnormalities is M26.5. The full clinical description is "Dentofacial functional abnormalities". M26.5 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code M26.5 represents “Dentofacial functional abnormalities”. 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, M26.5 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under M26.5.

M26.5 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

M26.5 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); bruxism (F45.8); and 1 more.

M26.5 has 9 child codes, including: M26.50 (Dentofacial functional abnormalities, unspecified), M26.51 (Abnormal jaw closure), M26.52 (Limited mandibular range of motion), M26.53 (Deviation in opening and closing of the mandible), and 5 more.

M26.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0266932. 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 functional abnormalities 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 M26.5 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.