M27.3 – Alveolitis of jaws
Coding Notes
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Applicable To
Alveolar osteitis
Dry socket
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
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Alveolitis of jaw
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Alveolitis
Dry, dryness
See also condition
Gangrene, gangrenous
(connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer)
See also Necrosis
I96
Infection, infected, infective
(opportunistic)
B99.9
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory
(with exudation)
Osteitis
See also Osteomyelitis
Periostitis
(albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic)
See also Osteomyelitis
Suppuration, suppurative
See also condition
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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Code | Title |
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M00-M99 | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) |
M26-M27 | Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27) |
M27 | Other diseases of jaws |
M27.3 |
Alveolitis of jaws
Applicable to
Alveolar osteitis
Dry socket
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