M26.21
Header — not billableMalocclusion, Angle's class
The ICD-10 code for malocclusion, angle's class is M26.21.
M26.21 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M26.20Unspecified anomaly of dental arch relationship
- M26.22Open occlusal relationshipnon-billable header
- M26.23Excessive horizontal overlap
- M26.24Reverse articulation
- M26.25Anomalies of interarch distance
- M26.29Other anomalies of dental arch relationship
- M26.21Malocclusion, Angle's classnon-billable header