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M26.51 - Abnormal jaw closure


The ICD 10 Code for Abnormal jaw closure is listed as M26.51.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M26.51
Description: Abnormal jaw closure
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
011 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Mcc
012 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Cc
013 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
157 - Dental & Oral Diseases W Mcc
158 - Dental & Oral Diseases W Cc
159 - Dental & Oral Diseases W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27)
Parent M26.5 - Dentofacial functional abnormalities
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 524.51 - Abnormal jaw closure
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M26.51:
M26.50 - Dentofacial functional abnormalities, unspecified
M26.52 - Limited mandibular range of motion
M26.53 - Deviation in opening and closing of the mandible
M26.54 - Insufficient anterior guidance
M26.55 - Centric occlusion maximum intercuspation discrepancy
M26.56 - Non-working side interference
M26.57 - Lack of posterior occlusal support
M26.59 - Other dentofacial functional abnormalities