M24.04
Loose body in finger joints
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
M24.04 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for loose body in finger joints. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M24.041 Loose body in right finger joint(s), M24.042 Loose body in left finger joint(s) and M24.049 Loose body in unspecified finger joint(s). Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 15 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Inherited from M24 Other specific joint derangements
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from M24 Other specific joint derangements
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry