M23.4

Loose body in knee

Non-billable header

M23.4 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M23)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M23)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M23)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M23)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M23)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M23)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M23)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M23)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M23)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M23)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M23)
  • joints of the spine (M40-M54) (from M23)
  • current injury - see injury of knee and lower leg (S80-S89) (from M23)
  • recurrent dislocation or subluxation of joints (M24.4) (from M23)
  • recurrent dislocation or subluxation of patella (M22.0-M22.1) (from M23)

Also known as

  • Body, bodies, loose, joint, except knee, knee
  • Body, bodies, rice, knee
  • Derangement, knee, loose body
  • Joint, mice, knee
  • Loose, body, joint, knee
  • Loose, body, knee
  • Mice, joint, knee
  • Mouse, joint, knee
  • Rice bodies, knee

Parent code

  • M23Internal derangement of kneeHeader

More specific codes M23.4

  • M23.40Loose body in knee, unspecified kneeBillable
  • M23.41Loose body in knee, right kneeBillable
  • M23.42Loose body in knee, left kneeBillable

Related codes

  • M23.0Cystic meniscusHeader
  • M23.2Derangement of meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
  • M23.3Other meniscus derangementsHeader
  • M23.5Chronic instability of kneeHeader
  • M23.6Other spontaneous disruption of ligament(s) of kneeHeader
  • M23.8Other internal derangements of kneeHeader
  • M23.9Unspecified internal derangement of kneeHeader

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