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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified cyst of jaw M27.40

ICD-10 code M27.40 for Unspecified cyst of jaw is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue .

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Unspecified cyst of jaw
Cyst of jaw NOS

M27.4

Excludes1: cysts of oral region (K09.-)
latent bone cyst of jaw (M27.0)
Stafne's cyst (M27.0)

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