M27.3 Alveolitis of jaws

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Alveolar osteitis
• Dry socket

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 526.5 Alveolitis of jaw

Code annotations containing back-references to M27.3

Back-references to M27

• Type 2 Excludes: K08 Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures ("disorders of jaw (M27.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M27.3

• Alveolitis › jaw
• Alveolitis › sicca dolorosa
• Dry, dryness › socket (teeth)
• Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) › alveolar
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › tooth, teeth › socket
• Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › alveoli, teeth
• Osteitis › alveolar
• Periostitis (albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic) › alveolar
• Periostitis (albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic) › alveolodental
• Periostitis (albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic) › dental
• Suppuration, suppurative › dental periosteum
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › alveolar process

Nearby codes

• M27 Other diseases of jaws
• M27.0 Developmental disorders of jaws
• M27.1 Giant cell granuloma, central
• M27.2 Inflammatory conditions of jaws
• M27.3 Alveolitis of jaws (this code)
• M27.4 Other and unspecified cysts of jaw
• M27.40 Unspecified cyst of jaw
• M27.49 Other cysts of jaw
• M27.5 Periradicular pathology associated with previous endodontic treatment
• M27.51 Perforation of root canal space due to endodontic treatment