M24.1
Other articular cartilage disorders
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 never code together
M24code
M24.1code
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M24
M24.0 Loose body in joint category M24.2 Disorder of ligament category M24.3 Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified category M24.4 Recurrent dislocation of joint category M24.5 Contracture of joint category M24.6 Ankylosis of joint category M24.7 Protrusio acetabuli M24.8 Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified category M24.9 Joint derangement, unspecified
Subordinate codes 8
M24.10 Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified site M24.11 Other articular cartilage disorders, shoulder M24.12 Other articular cartilage disorders, elbow M24.13 Other articular cartilage disorders, wrist M24.14 Other articular cartilage disorders, hand M24.15 Other articular cartilage disorders, hip M24.17 Other articular cartilage disorders, ankle and foot M24.19 Other articular cartilage disorders, other specified site
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