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Dental and Oral Conditions

15 diagnostic codes

DC 9900Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis or osteoradionecrosis of

DC 9900 covers chronic osteomyelitis (bone infection), osteonecrosis (bone death), or osteoradionecrosis (bone death after radiation therapy) of the maxilla...

DC 9901Mandible, loss of, complete, between angles

This diagnostic code covers the complete loss of your mandible (lower jawbone) between the angles - essentially the entire front and side portions of your lo...

DC 9902Mandible, loss of, including ramus, unilaterally or bilaterally

This covers the loss of part or all of your jawbone (mandible), including the back portion called the ramus, on one or both sides. The VA rates this conditio...

DC 9903Mandible, nonunion of, confirmed by diagnostic imaging studies

This condition covers a broken jaw bone that hasn't healed properly - the bone pieces remain separated instead of fusing back together. The VA requires diagn...

DC 9904Mandible, malunion of

Malunion of the mandible means your jawbone didn't heal properly after a fracture or break, leaving it in a misaligned position. The VA rates this condition...

DC 9905Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) affects your jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement, often causing pain, clicking, or difficulty opening your m...

DC 9908Condyloid process, loss of, one or both sides

The condyloid process is the rounded end of your jaw bone that connects to your skull, allowing your jaw to move up and down and side to side. If you've lost...

DC 9909Coronoid process, loss of

The coronoid process is a small, beak-shaped piece of bone at the front of your lower jaw that helps with chewing muscles. Loss of this bone structure can ha...

DC 9911Hard palate, loss of

This rating covers the loss of your hard palate - the bony roof of your mouth that separates your mouth from your nasal cavity. The VA rates this condition f...

DC 9913Teeth, loss of, due to loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible without loss of continuity

This rating covers tooth loss that happens when part of your jaw bone is damaged or removed, but your jaw remains in one piece. The VA rates this condition f...

DC 9914Maxilla, loss of more than half

This rating covers the loss of more than half of your maxilla (upper jawbone). The VA rates this condition at either 50% or 100% depending on whether the mis...

DC 9915Maxilla, loss of half or less

This condition covers the loss of half or less of your maxilla (the upper jaw bone that holds your upper teeth and forms part of your face). The VA rates thi...

DC 9916Maxilla, malunion or nonunion of

This rating covers problems with your maxilla (upper jaw bone) that didn't heal properly after a fracture or injury, called malunion or nonunion. The VA rate...

DC 9917Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, benign

A benign neoplasm is a non-cancerous growth in the hard tissues (like jaw bone) or soft tissues (like gums) of your mouth. The VA doesn't have specific ratin...

DC 9918Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, malignant

This diagnostic code covers malignant cancerous tumors (neoplasms) affecting the hard tissues like bones and jawbones, or soft tissues like gums, tongue, and...

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