M24.3
Header — not billablePathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified is M24.3.
M24.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M24.3
- M24.30Pathological dislocation of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
- M24.31Pathological dislocation of shoulder, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.32Pathological dislocation of elbow, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.33Pathological dislocation of wrist, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.34Pathological dislocation of hand, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.35Pathological dislocation of hip, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.36Pathological dislocation of knee, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.37Pathological dislocation of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.39Pathological dislocation of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified
Related codes in this category
- M24.0Loose body in jointnon-billable header
- M24.1Other articular cartilage disordersnon-billable header
- M24.2Disorder of ligamentnon-billable header
- M24.4Recurrent dislocation of jointnon-billable header
- M24.5Contracture of jointnon-billable header
- M24.6Ankylosis of jointnon-billable header
- M24.7Protrusio acetabuli
- M24.8Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.9Joint derangement, unspecified
- M24.3Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header