M24.0
M24.0 — Loose body in joint
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M24.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for loose body in joint. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- loose body in knee (M23.4)
Risk adjustment
M24.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M24.0
8 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M24. If M24.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M24.1Other articular cartilage disorders
- M24.2Disorder of ligament
- M24.3Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified
- M24.4Recurrent dislocation of joint
- M24.5Contracture of joint
- M24.6Ankylosis of joint
- M24.7Protrusio acetabuli
- M24.8Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified
- M24.9Joint derangement, unspecified
Questions about M24.0
- Is M24.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M24.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M24.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other joint disorders (M20-M25).