M24.0
Header — not billableLoose body in joint
The ICD-10 code for loose body in joint is M24.0.
M24.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- loose body in knee (M23.4)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M24.0
- M24.00Loose body in unspecified joint
- M24.01Loose body in shouldernon-billable header
- M24.02Loose body in elbownon-billable header
- M24.03Loose body in wristnon-billable header
- M24.04Loose body in finger jointsnon-billable header
- M24.05Loose body in hipnon-billable header
- M24.07Loose body in ankle and toe jointsnon-billable header
- M24.08Loose body, other site
Related codes in this category
- M24.1Other articular cartilage disordersnon-billable header
- M24.2Disorder of ligamentnon-billable header
- M24.3Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.4Recurrent dislocation of jointnon-billable header
- M24.5Contracture of jointnon-billable header
- M24.6Ankylosis of jointnon-billable header
- M24.7Protrusio acetabuli
- M24.8Other specific joint derangements, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M24.9Joint derangement, unspecified
- M24.0Loose body in jointnon-billable header