M24.44
Header — not billableRecurrent dislocation, hand and finger(s)
The ICD-10 code for recurrent dislocation, hand and finger(s) is M24.44.
M24.44 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M24.40Recurrent dislocation, unspecified joint
- M24.41Recurrent dislocation, shouldernon-billable header
- M24.42Recurrent dislocation, elbownon-billable header
- M24.43Recurrent dislocation, wristnon-billable header
- M24.45Recurrent dislocation, hipnon-billable header
- M24.46Recurrent dislocation, kneenon-billable header
- M24.47Recurrent dislocation, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- M24.49Recurrent dislocation, other specified joint
- M24.44Recurrent dislocation, hand and finger(s)non-billable header