ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M20-M25 › M24 Other specific joint derangements › M24.4
M24.4
Recurrent dislocation of joint
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:
- M24.40 Recurrent dislocation, unspecified joint
- M24.41 Recurrent dislocation, shoulder (also a header)
- M24.42 Recurrent dislocation, elbow (also a header)
- M24.43 Recurrent dislocation, wrist (also a header)
- M24.44 Recurrent dislocation, hand and finger(s) (also a header)
- M24.45 Recurrent dislocation, hip (also a header)
- M24.46 Recurrent dislocation, knee (also a header)
- M24.47 Recurrent dislocation, ankle, foot and toes (also a header)
- M24.49 Recurrent dislocation, other specified joint
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Recurrent dislocation of joint
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M24 Other specific joint derangements
Excludes1 - never coded here
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
Excludes2 - not included here
- ganglion (M67.4)
- snapping knee (M23.8-)
- temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-)
Inherited from the M20-M25 section Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
Excludes2 - not included here
- joints of the spine (M40-M54)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M24.0 | Loose body in joint | Not billable |
| M24.1 | Other articular cartilage disorders | Not billable |
| M24.2 | Disorder of ligament | Not billable |
| M24.3 | Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified | Not billable |
| M24.5 | Contracture of joint | Not billable |
| M24.6 | Ankylosis of joint | Not billable |
| M24.7 | Protrusio acetabuli | Valid |
| M24.8 | Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified | Not billable |
| M24.9 | Joint derangement, unspecified | Valid |