Effective from
- First observed
Temporomandibular joint disorders
Category — select a more specific code
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
Temporomandibular joint disorders
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 |
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M26.60Temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM26.61Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular jointCategory · further specificity requiredM26.62Arthralgia of temporomandibular jointCategory · further specificity requiredM26.63Articular disc disorder of temporomandibular jointCategory · further specificity requiredM26.64Arthritis of temporomandibular jointCategory · further specificity requiredM26.65Arthropathy of temporomandibular jointCategory · further specificity requiredM26.69Other specified disorders of temporomandibular jointBillable / 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 |
| M26.3 | Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth | Category · further specificity required |
| M26.4 | Malocclusion, unspecified | Billable / specific |
| M26.5 | Dentofacial functional abnormalities | 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 2 · temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-)
Excludes 2 · temporomandibular joint disorder (M26.6-)