M24.3
M24.3 — Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M24.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Risk adjustment
M24.3 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 M24.3
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- M24.30Pathological dislocation of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
- M24.31Pathological dislocation of shoulder, not elsewhere classified
- M24.32Pathological dislocation of elbow, not elsewhere classified
- M24.33Pathological dislocation of wrist, not elsewhere classified
- M24.34Pathological dislocation of hand, not elsewhere classified
- M24.35Pathological dislocation of hip, not elsewhere classified
- M24.36Pathological dislocation of knee, not elsewhere classified
- M24.37Pathological dislocation of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classified
- M24.39Pathological dislocation of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M24. If M24.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M24.3
- Is M24.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M24.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M24.3 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other joint disorders (M20-M25).
- What cannot be coded together with M24.3?
- M24.3 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.