M24.8
Header — not billableOther specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified is M24.8.
M24.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- iliotibial band syndrome (M76.3)
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.
Child codes under M24.8
- M24.80Other specific joint derangements of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
- M24.81Other specific joint derangements of shoulder, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.82Other specific joint derangements of elbow, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.83Other specific joint derangements of wrist, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.84Other specific joint derangements of hand, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.85Other specific joint derangements of hip, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.87Other specific joint derangements of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.89Other specific joint derangement 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
- M24.3Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.4Recurrent dislocation of jointnon-billable header
- M24.5Contracture of jointnon-billable header
- M24.6Ankylosis of jointnon-billable header
- M24.7Protrusio acetabuli
- M24.9Joint derangement, unspecified
- M24.8Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header