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Published September 2026

Who usually does it

oral surgeon. Oral surgeon, usually in a hospital or surgery center for open surgery.

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What has been tried before surgery, and what does recovery look like?

Resetting a dislocated jaw by hand

Jaw and mouth surgeryBasicD7820

D7820. The jaw is guided back into place without surgery.

Procedures on the jaw joint itself, from putting a dislocated jaw back in place to flushing the joint with a needle, scope surgery, and open surgery on the joint disc or bone. Splints for the joint are in the appliances family.

The range here is wide. At the simple end, a dislocated jaw is eased back into place in minutes. In the middle, the joint is flushed through needles or looked at with a small scope. At the far end, the joint is opened to repair or remove the disc or reshape the bone, usually in a hospital. Splints for the same joint sit in the mouthguards family. Most plans file this as Major. What they actually pay varies by plan.

Codes for this

D7810MajorSurgically resetting a dislocated jawThe jaw joint is put back in place with surgery.per visit · Rarely doneD7820BasicResetting a dislocated jaw by handThe jaw is guided back into place without surgery.per visit · Rarely doneD7830MajorMoving the jaw under anesthesiaThe jaw is stretched or moved while you are asleep to free it up.per visit · Rarely doneD7840MajorRemoving the jaw joint condyleThe rounded end of the jawbone in the joint is removed.per visit · Rarely doneD7850MajorRemoving the jaw joint discThe cushioning disc inside the joint is removed by open surgery.per visit · Rarely doneD7852MajorRepairing the jaw joint discThe disc is repaired rather than removed.per visit · Rarely doneD7854MajorRemoving the jaw joint liningThe inflamed lining of the joint is removed by open surgery.per visit · Rarely doneD7856MajorCutting a jaw muscleA tight jaw muscle is cut to release it.per visit · Rarely doneD7858MajorRebuilding the jaw jointThe joint is reconstructed, sometimes with an artificial joint.per visit · Rarely doneD7860MajorOpening the jaw jointThe joint is opened surgically for treatment.per visit · Rarely doneD7865MajorReshaping the jaw joint boneThe bone surfaces of the joint are reshaped.per visit · Rarely doneD7870MajorFlushing the jaw joint with a needleFluid is drawn out or the joint is rinsed with a needle; the least invasive joint procedure.per visit · Done sometimesD7871MajorFlushing and moving the joint without a scopeThe joint is rinsed and moved without a camera.per visit · Rarely doneD7872MajorScope exam of the jaw jointA tiny camera looks inside the joint, with or without a tissue sample.per visit · Rarely doneD7873MajorScope surgery to free jaw joint adhesionsSticky bands inside the joint are released through a scope.per visit · Rarely doneD7874MajorScope surgery to reposition the discThe disc is moved back into place through a scope.per visit · Rarely doneD7875MajorScope surgery to remove the joint liningThe inflamed lining is removed through a scope.per visit · Rarely doneD7876MajorScope surgery to remove the discThe disc is removed through a scope.per visit · Rarely doneD7877MajorScope surgery to clean the jointThe joint is cleaned out through a scope.per visit · Rarely done

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