M26.3 — Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
Is M26.3 billable?
No — M26.3 is a non-billable header code. M26.3 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath M26.3.
Billable codes under this header
- M26.30Unspecified anomaly of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.31Crowding of fully erupted teeth
- M26.32Excessive spacing of fully erupted teeth
- M26.33Horizontal displacement of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.34Vertical displacement of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.35Rotation of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.36Insufficient interocclusal distance of fully erupted teeth (ridge)
- M26.37Excessive interocclusal distance of fully erupted teeth
- M26.39Other anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
M26.3 at a glance
| Code | M26.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of M26.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M26.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- embedded and impacted teeth (K01.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M26-M27
The conditions below can never be reported together with M26.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M26.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M26.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under M26.3? (9)
- M26.30Unspecified anomaly of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.31Crowding of fully erupted teeth
- M26.32Excessive spacing of fully erupted teeth
- M26.33Horizontal displacement of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.34Vertical displacement of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.35Rotation of fully erupted tooth or teeth
- M26.36Insufficient interocclusal distance of fully erupted teeth (ridge)
- M26.37Excessive interocclusal distance of fully erupted teeth
- M26.39Other anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted tooth or teeth
How long has M26.3 existed?
M26.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M26 family? (9)
- M26.0Major anomalies of jaw sizenot billable
- M26.1Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationshipnot billable
- M26.2Anomalies of dental arch relationshipnot billable
- M26.4Malocclusion, unspecified
- M26.5Dentofacial functional abnormalitiesnot billable
- M26.6Temporomandibular joint disordersnot billable
- M26.7Dental alveolar anomaliesnot billable
- M26.8Other dentofacial anomaliesnot billable
- M26.9Dentofacial anomaly, unspecified