M24.4
Header — not billableRecurrent dislocation of joint
The ICD-10 code for recurrent dislocation of joint is M24.4.
M24.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 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.
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Recurrent subluxation of joint
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 M24.4
- M24.40Recurrent dislocation, unspecified joint
- M24.41Recurrent dislocation, shouldernon-billable header
- M24.42Recurrent dislocation, elbownon-billable header
- M24.43Recurrent dislocation, wristnon-billable header
- M24.44Recurrent dislocation, hand and finger(s)non-billable header
- M24.45Recurrent dislocation, hipnon-billable header
- M24.46Recurrent dislocation, kneenon-billable header
- M24.47Recurrent dislocation, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- M24.49Recurrent dislocation, other specified joint
Related codes in this category
- M24.0Loose body in jointnon-billable header
- M24.1Other articular cartilage disordersnon-billable header
- M24.2Disorder of ligamentnon-billable header
- M24.3Pathological dislocation of joint, not elsewhere classifiednon-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
- M24.4Recurrent dislocation of jointnon-billable header