M24.44
Recurrent dislocation, hand and finger(s)
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 16 never code together
M24code
M24.4code
Excludes2
- recurrent dislocation of patella (M22.0-M22.1)M22.0-M22.1
- recurrent vertebral dislocation (M43.3-, M43.4, M43.5-)M43.3-M43.4M43.5-
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 3
M24.4code
Inclusion terms
- Recurrent subluxation of joint
M00-M25block
Includes
- Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M24.4
M24.40 Recurrent dislocation, unspecified joint M24.41 Recurrent dislocation, shoulder category M24.42 Recurrent dislocation, elbow category M24.43 Recurrent dislocation, wrist category M24.45 Recurrent dislocation, hip category M24.46 Recurrent dislocation, knee category M24.47 Recurrent dislocation, ankle, foot and toes category M24.49 Recurrent dislocation, other specified joint
Subordinate codes 6
Additional references
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