M24.33 — Pathological dislocation of wrist, not elsewhere classified
M24.33 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pathological dislocation of wrist, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M24.33
These are not written on M24.33, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing M24.33 with anything listed here is a denial.
Written on M24.3 — Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified
Written on M24 — Other specific joint derangements
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M24.33
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of M24.33, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Risk adjustment
M24.33 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 history
M24.33 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Code to one of these instead M24.33
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M24.3. If M24.33 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- M24.34Pathological 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
Questions about M24.33
- Is M24.33 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M24.33 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M24.33 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 M24.33?
- M24.33 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M24.33 (M24.3, M24) and apply to it just the same.