- M27.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM M27.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M27.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 M27.3 may differ.
ICD-10-CM M27.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 157 Dental and oral diseases with mcc
- 158 Dental and oral diseases with cc
- 159 Dental and oral diseases without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Alveolar osteitis
- Dry socket
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M27.3:
- jaw > Alveolitis
- sicca dolorosa > Alveolitis
- socket (teeth) > Dry, dryness
- alveolar > Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
- socket > tooth, teeth K04.7
- alveoli, teeth > Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- alveolar > Osteitis
- alveolar > Periostitis (albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic)
- alveolodental > Periostitis (albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic)
- dental > Periostitis (albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic)
- dental periosteum > Suppuration, suppurative
- alveolar process > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative