M24.8
Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
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
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 M24.3 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 M24.9 Joint derangement, unspecified
Subordinate codes 8
M24.80 Oth specific joint derangements of unsp joint, NEC M24.81 Oth specific joint derangements of shoulder, NEC M24.82 Oth specific joint derangements of elbow, NEC M24.83 Oth specific joint derangements of wrist, NEC M24.84 Oth specific joint derangements of hand, NEC M24.85 Oth specific joint derangements of hip, NEC M24.87 Oth specific joint derangements of ankle and foot, NEC M24.89 Other specific joint derangement of oth joint, NEC
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