M24
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther specific joint derangements
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other specific joint derangements
M24 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- ganglion (M67.4)
- snapping knee (M23.8-)
- temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-)
More specific codes under M24
- M24.0Loose body in jointcategory
- M24.1Other articular cartilage disorderscategory
- M24.2Disorder of ligamentcategory
- M24.3Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- M24.4Recurrent dislocation of jointcategory
- M24.5Contracture of jointcategory
- M24.6Ankylosis of jointcategory
- M24.7Protrusio acetabuli
- M24.8Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- M24.9Joint derangement, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.