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FY2027

M27.4 — Other and unspecified cysts of jaw

Not billable

Is M27.4 billable?

No — M27.4 is a non-billable header code. M27.4 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 2 billable codes beneath M27.4.

M27.4 at a glance

CodeM27.4
DescriptionOther and unspecified cysts of jaw
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with M27.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • cysts of oral region (K09.-)
  • latent bone cyst of jaw (M27.0)
  • Stafne's cyst (M27.0)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M26-M27

The conditions below can never be reported together with M27.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • hemifacial atrophy or hypertrophy (Q67.4)
  • unilateral condylar hyperplasia or hypoplasia (M27.8)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M27.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M27.4 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 M27.4? (2)

How long has M27.4 existed?

M27.4 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.

Which codes are confused with M27.4?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with M27.4 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

What other codes are in the M27 family? (8)