M26.62 — Arthralgia of temporomandibular joint
Is M26.62 billable?
No — M26.62 is a non-billable header code. M26.62 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 4 billable codes beneath M26.62.
M26.62 at a glance
| Code | M26.62 |
|---|---|
| Description | Arthralgia of temporomandibular joint |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M26.62 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M26.62. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome
- Arthralgia › temporomandibular (allergic)
- Pain › temporomandibular (s)
- Syndrome › temporomandibular joint-pain-dysfunction
- Dysfunction › temporomandibular › joint-pain syndrome
- Anomaly, anomalous › dentofacial › temporomandibular joint › arthralgia (congenital) (unspecified type)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M26-M27
The conditions below can never be reported together with M26.62 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 M26.62, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M26.62 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M26.6
The conditions below are not part of M26.62, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M26.62 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M26.62? (4)
How long has M26.62 existed?
M26.62 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2018: M26.62 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which conditions are coded to M26.62?
What other codes are in the M26.6 family? (6)
- M26.60Temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecifiednot billable
- M26.61Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular jointnot billable
- M26.63Articular disc disorder of temporomandibular jointnot billable
- M26.64Arthritis of temporomandibular jointnot billable
- M26.65Arthropathy of temporomandibular jointnot billable
- M26.69Other specified disorders of temporomandibular joint