M24.3
Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 17 never code together
M24code
M24.3code
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 M24.1 Other articular cartilage disorders category M24.2 Disorder of ligament 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 9
M24.30 Pathological dislocation of unsp joint, NEC M24.31 Pathological dislocation of shoulder, NEC M24.32 Pathological dislocation of elbow, not elsewhere classified M24.33 Pathological dislocation of wrist, not elsewhere classified M24.34 Pathological dislocation of hand, not elsewhere classified M24.35 Pathological dislocation of hip, not elsewhere classified M24.36 Pathological dislocation of knee, not elsewhere classified M24.37 Pathological dislocation of ankle and foot, NEC M24.39 Pathological dislocation of other specified joint, NEC
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