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M24.2 - Disorder of ligament


The ICD 10 Code for Disorder of ligament is listed as M24.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M24.2
Description: Disorder of ligament
  • Instability secondary to old ligament injury
  • Ligamentous laxity NOS
  • Excludes1: familial ligamentous laxity (M35.7)
  • Excludes2: internal derangement of knee (M23.5-M23.89)
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
Parent M24 - Other specific joint derangements
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of M24.2:
M24.20 - Disorder of ligament, unspecified site
M24.21 - Disorder of ligament, shoulder
M24.22 - Disorder of ligament, elbow
M24.23 - Disorder of ligament, wrist
M24.24 - Disorder of ligament, hand
M24.25 - Disorder of ligament, hip
M24.27 - Disorder of ligament, ankle and foot
M24.28 - Disorder of ligament, vertebrae
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M24.2:
M24.0 - Loose body in joint
M24.1 - Other articular cartilage disorders
M24.3 - Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classified
M24.4 - Recurrent dislocation of joint
M24.5 - Contracture of joint
M24.6 - Ankylosis of joint
M24.7 - Protrusio acetabuli
M24.8 - Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classified
M24.9 - Joint derangement, unspecified