M24.80
Other specific joint derangements of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 7 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 15 never code together
M24code
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
Alongside this code 7 same parent — M24.8
M24.81 Oth specific joint derangements of shoulder, NEC category M24.82 Oth specific joint derangements of elbow, NEC category M24.83 Oth specific joint derangements of wrist, NEC category M24.84 Oth specific joint derangements of hand, NEC category M24.85 Oth specific joint derangements of hip, NEC category M24.87 Oth specific joint derangements of ankle and foot, NEC category M24.89 Other specific joint derangement of oth joint, NEC
Additional references
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