M27.2
Inflammatory conditions of jaws
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
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)
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition (M00-M25) Arthropathies (M00-M25) Includes: Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints (M40-M54) Dorsopathies (M40-M54) (M60-M79) Soft tissue disorders (M60-M79) (M80-M94) Osteopathies and chondropathies (M80-M94)
Official Guidelines for M27.2
FY 2026 ›Find M27.2 in the alphabetic index
25 index paths lead to this code
- Osteoradionecrosis, jaw
- Abscess › jaw
- Abscess › malar
- Abscess › maxilla, maxillary
- Disease, diseased › Magitot's
- Empyema › maxilla, maxillary
- Infection, infected, infective › jaw
- Infection, infected, infective › maxilla, maxillary
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory › jaw
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory › maxilla, maxillary
- Necrosis, necrotic › jaw
- Osteitis › jaw
- Osteomyelitis › jaw
- Periostitis › jaw
- Sequestrum › dental
- Sequestrum › jaw bone
- Suppuration, suppurative › maxilla, maxillary
- Abscess › bone › jaw
- Abscess › palate › hard
- Necrosis, necrotic › bone › jaw
- Osteomyelitis › acute › mandible
- Osteomyelitis › chronic › mandible
- Osteomyelitis › specified type NEC › mandible
- Osteomyelitis › subacute › mandible
- Osteomyelitis › acute › hematogenous › mandible