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M24.5

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Contracture of joint

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.

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❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with M24.5

  • • contracture of muscle without contracture of joint (M62.4-)
  • • contracture of tendon (sheath) without contracture of joint (M62.4-)
  • • Dupuytren's contracture (M72.0)

❌ Excludes1

inherited from M24

Rules from parent category M24: Other specific joint derangements

  • • current injury - see injury of joint by body region

⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

  • • acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from M24

Rules from parent category M24: Other specific joint derangements

  • • ganglion (M67.4)
  • • snapping knee (M23.8-)
  • • temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-)

Child Codes (9)

M24.50Contracture, unspecified jointM24.51Contracture, shoulderM24.52Contracture, elbowM24.53Contracture, wristM24.54Contracture, handM24.55Contracture, hipM24.56Contracture, kneeM24.57Contracture, ankle and footM24.59Contracture, other specified joint

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Code Information

CodeM24.5
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM24
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes14 rule(s)
Excludes24 note(s)
Child codes9

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)