Loose body in joint
Loose body in joint
M24.0 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
Loose body in an unspecified joint — fragments of bone and/or cartilage that float freely within a joint space, with the affected joint not documented or identifiable from the record.
M24.08 identifies the presence of a loose body (a detached fragment of bone, cartilage, or other tissue) within a joint at a site not captured by any other specific M24.0x code in the classification — meaning a joint other than the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, or toe joints.
Inclusion & exclusion notes
Excludes 2 (not included here, but may be coded together if both present)
- loose body in knee (M23.4)