ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M20-M25 › M24.6 Ankylosis of joint › M24.62

M24.62

Ankylosis, elbow

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Ankylosis, elbow

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)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
M24.60 Ankylosis, unspecified joint Valid
M24.61 Ankylosis, shoulder Not billable
M24.63 Ankylosis, wrist Not billable
M24.64 Ankylosis, hand Not billable
M24.65 Ankylosis, hip Not billable
M24.66 Ankylosis, knee Not billable
M24.67 Ankylosis, ankle and foot Not billable
M24.69 Ankylosis, other specified joint Valid