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M24.2

Non-billable

Disorder of ligament

Disorder of ligament

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

M20-M25

Parent Code

M24

Child Codes

9

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Instability secondary to old ligament injury
  • Ligamentous laxity NOS

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • current injury - see injury of joint by body region
  • familial ligamentous laxity (M35.7)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • joints of the spine (M40-M54)
  • ganglion (M67.4)
  • snapping knee (M23.8-)
  • temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-)
  • internal derangement of knee (M23.5-M23.8X9)

Child Codes (9)

M24.20

Disorder of ligament, unspecified site

BillableM24.21

Disorder of ligament, shoulder

M24.22

Disorder of ligament, elbow

M24.23

Disorder of ligament, wrist

M24.24

Disorder of ligament, hand

M24.25

Disorder of ligament, hip

M24.27

Disorder of ligament, ankle and foot

M24.28

Disorder of ligament, vertebrae

BillableM24.29

Disorder of ligament, other specified site

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M24.2?

ICD-10-CM code M24.2 represents "Disorder of ligament". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M24.2 a billable code?

No, M24.2 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under M24.2.

What chapter is M24.2 in?

M24.2 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M24.2?

M24.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: current injury - see injury of joint by body region; familial ligamentous laxity (M35.7).

What are the subcategories under M24.2?

M24.2 has 9 child codes, including: M24.20 (Disorder of ligament, unspecified site), M24.21 (Disorder of ligament, shoulder), M24.22 (Disorder of ligament, elbow), M24.23 (Disorder of ligament, wrist), and 5 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M24.2?

M24.2 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0263976, C2894764, C0158359. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.