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M24.549

Billable

Contracture, unspecified hand

Contracture, unspecified hand

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

M20-M25

Parent Code

M24.54

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

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

  • current injury - see injury of joint by body region
  • contracture of muscle without contracture of joint (M62.4-)
  • contracture of tendon (sheath) without contracture of joint (M62.4-)
  • Dupuytren's contracture (M72.0)

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-)
  • acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for contracture, unspecified hand?

The ICD-10-CM code for contracture, unspecified hand is M24.549. The full clinical description is "Contracture, unspecified hand". M24.549 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code M24.549 mean?

ICD-10-CM code M24.549 represents "Contracture, unspecified hand". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is M24.549 a billable code?

Yes, M24.549 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is M24.549 in?

M24.549 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M24.549?

M24.549 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: current injury - see injury of joint by body region; contracture of muscle without contracture of joint (M62.4-); contracture of tendon (sheath) without contracture of joint (M62.4-); and 1 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does M24.549 map to?

M24.549 maps to 27 SNOMED CT concepts: 203068005, 86414002, 239737007, 103741000119108, 239736003, and 22 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M24.549?

M24.549 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2894862. 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.