M24.3
Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified
M24.3 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified. 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 M24.30 Pathological dislocation of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified; M24.31 Pathological dislocation of shoulder, not elsewhere classified; M24.32 Pathological dislocation of elbow, not elsewhere classified; M24.33 Pathological dislocation of wrist, not elsewhere classified and 5 more. Its coding notes include 4 Excludes1 entries and 14 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
- 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)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
More specific codes under M24.3 9
- M24.30Pathological dislocation of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- M24.31Pathological dislocation of shoulder, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.32Pathological dislocation of elbow, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.33Pathological dislocation of wrist, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.34Pathological dislocation of hand, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.35Pathological dislocation of hip, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.36Pathological dislocation of knee, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.37Pathological dislocation of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- M24.39Pathological dislocation of other specified joint, not elsewhere classifiedBillable