FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016embedded and impacted teeth (K01.-)
For 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
Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
Category — select a more specific code
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 |
embedded and impacted teeth (K01.-)
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M26.30Unspecified anomaly of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teethBillable / specificM26.31Crowding of fully erupted teethBillable / specificM26.32Excessive spacing of fully erupted teethBillable / specificM26.33Horizontal displacement of fully erupted tooth or teethBillable / specificM26.34Vertical displacement of fully erupted tooth or teethBillable / specificM26.35Rotation of fully erupted tooth or teethBillable / specificM26.36Insufficient interocclusal distance of fully erupted teeth (ridge)Billable / specificM26.37Excessive interocclusal distance of fully erupted teethBillable / specificM26.39Other anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teethBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M26.0 | Major anomalies of jaw size | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.1 | Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationship | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.2 | Anomalies of dental arch relationship | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.4 | Malocclusion, unspecified | Billable / specific |
| M26.5 | Dentofacial functional abnormalities | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.6 | Temporomandibular joint disorders | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.7 | Dental alveolar anomalies | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.8 | Other dentofacial anomalies | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.9 | Dentofacial anomaly, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · abnormal position of fully erupted teeth (M26.3-)