FY2020
Effective from
- Code-level rules changed
Disorder of ligament
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2020familial ligamentous laxity (M35.7)
current injury - see injury of joint by body region
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2020
Effective from
Disorder of ligament
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2020| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | Code-level rules changed |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
familial ligamentous laxity (M35.7)
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
current injury - see injury of joint by body region
M24.20Disorder of ligament, unspecified siteBillable / specificM24.21Disorder of ligament, shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM24.22Disorder of ligament, elbowCategory · further specificity requiredM24.23Disorder of ligament, wristCategory · further specificity requiredM24.24Disorder of ligament, handCategory · further specificity requiredM24.25Disorder of ligament, hipCategory · further specificity requiredM24.27Disorder of ligament, ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM24.28Disorder of ligament, vertebraeBillable / specificM24.29Disorder of ligament, other specified siteBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M24.0 | Loose body in joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M24.1 | Other articular cartilage disorders | Category · further specificity required |
| M24.3 | Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M24.4 | Recurrent dislocation of joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M24.5 | Contracture of joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M24.6 | Ankylosis of joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M24.7 | Protrusio acetabuli | Billable / specific |
| M24.8 | Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M24.9 | Joint derangement, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · instability of joint secondary to old ligament injury (M24.2-)
Excludes 1 · ligamentous laxity, NOS (M24.2-)