M26.61
Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint
M26.61 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M26.611 Adhesions and ankylosis of right temporomandibular joint; M26.612 Adhesions and ankylosis of left temporomandibular joint; M26.613 Adhesions and ankylosis of bilateral temporomandibular joint and M26.619 Adhesions and ankylosis of temporomandibular joint, unspecified side. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 12 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- 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)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 6 entries
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective), joint, temporomandibular
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective), temporomandibular
- Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) (joint), jaw (temporomandibular)
- Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) (joint), temporomandibular
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), dentofacial, temporomandibular joint, adhesions
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), dentofacial, temporomandibular joint, ankylosis