FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]
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CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]
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CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M26.0Major anomalies of jaw sizeCategory · further specificity requiredM26.1Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationshipCategory · further specificity requiredM26.2Anomalies of dental arch relationshipCategory · further specificity requiredM26.3Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teethCategory · further specificity requiredM26.4Malocclusion, unspecifiedBillable / specificM26.5Dentofacial functional abnormalitiesCategory · further specificity requiredM26.6Temporomandibular joint disordersCategory · further specificity requiredM26.7Dental alveolar anomaliesCategory · further specificity requiredM26.8Other dentofacial anomaliesCategory · further specificity requiredM26.9Dentofacial anomaly, unspecifiedBillable / specificOfficial titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 2 · dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
Excludes 2 · dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
Excludes 1 · dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
Excludes 1 · dentofacial anomalies (M26.-)
Excludes 1 · dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
Excludes 1 · dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)