M24.1
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Other articular cartilage disorders
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
❌ Excludes1
inherited from M24Rules from parent category M24: Other specific joint derangements
- • current injury - see injury of joint by body region
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay be coded together if both conditions coexist
- • chondrocalcinosis (M11.1-, M11.2-)
- • internal derangement of knee (M23.-)
- • metastatic calcification (E83.59)
- • ochronosis (E70.29)
⚠️ Excludes2
inherited from M24Rules from parent category M24: Other specific joint derangements
- • ganglion (M67.4)
- • snapping knee (M23.8-)
- • temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-)
Child Codes (8)
M24.10Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified siteM24.11Other articular cartilage disorders, shoulderM24.12Other articular cartilage disorders, elbowM24.13Other articular cartilage disorders, wristM24.14Other articular cartilage disorders, handM24.15Other articular cartilage disorders, hipM24.17Other articular cartilage disorders, ankle and footM24.19Other articular cartilage disorders, other specified site
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CodeM24.1
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM24
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes27 note(s)
Child codes8
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)