Other articular cartilage disorders
Non-billable header
M24.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M24)
- 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.
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region (from M24)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- chondrocalcinosis (M11.1-, M11.2-)
- internal derangement of knee (M23.-)
- metastatic calcification (E83.59)
- ochronosis (E70.29)
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M24)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M24)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M24)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M24)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M24)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M24)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M24)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M24)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M24)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M24)
- joints of the spine (M40-M54) (from M24)
- ganglion (M67.4) (from M24)
- snapping knee (M23.8-) (from M24)
- temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-) (from M24)
Parent code
- M24Other specific joint derangementsHeader
More specific codes M24.1
- M24.10Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified siteBillable
- M24.11Other articular cartilage disorders, shoulderHeader
- M24.12Other articular cartilage disorders, elbowHeader
- M24.13Other articular cartilage disorders, wristHeader
- M24.14Other articular cartilage disorders, handHeader
- M24.15Other articular cartilage disorders, hipHeader
- M24.17Other articular cartilage disorders, ankle and footHeader
- M24.19Other articular cartilage disorders, other specified siteBillable
Related codes
- M24.0Loose body in jointHeader
- M24.2Disorder of ligamentHeader
- M24.3Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.4Recurrent dislocation of jointHeader
- M24.5Contracture of jointHeader
- M24.6Ankylosis of jointHeader
- M24.7Protrusio acetabuliBillable
- M24.8Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.9Joint derangement, unspecifiedBillable