526.5 ALVEOLITIS OF JAW


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 526.5

Short Description: Alveolitis of jaw

Long Description: Alveolitis of jaw

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws (520-529)
      • 526 Diseases of the jaws
        • 526.5 Alveolitis of jaw

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 526.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Alveolitis
    • jaw 526.5
    • sicca dolorosa 526.5
  • Dry, dryness - see also condition
    • socket (teeth) 526.5
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • alveolar 526.5
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • tooth, teeth 522.4
      • socket 526.5
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • alveoli (teeth) 526.5
      • scorbutic 267
  • Osteitis (see also Osteomyelitis) 730.2
    • alveolar 526.5
  • Periostitis (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) 730.3
    • alveolar 526.5
    • alveolodental 526.5
    • dental 526.5
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • dental periosteum 526.5
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • alveolar process 526.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 526.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
526.5 Right Arrow M27.3 Alveolitis of jaws
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
526.0 Developmental odontogenic cysts
526.1 Fissural cysts of jaw
526.2 Other cysts of jaws
526.3 Central giant cell (reparative) granuloma
526.4 Inflammatory conditions of jaw
526.61 Perforation of root canal space
526.62 Endodontic overfill
526.63 Endodontic underfill
526.69 Other periradicular pathology associated with previous endodontic treatment
526.81 Exostosis of jaw
526.89 Other specified diseases of the jaws
526.9 Unspecified disease of the jaws


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