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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M24.0 Loose body in joint

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M24.0 is the ICD-10 code for Loose body in joint. It is a four-character subcategory of M24 (Other specific joint derangements), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M20–M25 (Other joint disorders) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M24.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

M24.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M24.0Fri kropp i led

  • M24.0BFri kropp i axelled
  • M24.0CFri kropp i armbågsled
  • M24.0DFri kropp i handled/hand
  • M24.0FFri kropp i höftled
  • M24.0HFri kropp i fotled/fot
NorwayICD-10-NO

M24.0Fritt legeme i ledd

  • M24.00Fritt legeme i ledd i flere lokalisasjoner
  • M24.01Fritt legeme i ledd i skulderregionen
  • M24.02Fritt legeme i albueledd
  • M24.03Fritt legeme i håndledd
  • M24.04Fritt legeme i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
  • M24.05Fritt legeme i ledd i hofteledd eller sakroiliakalledd
  • M24.06Fritt legeme i ledd i kneledd
  • M24.07Fritt legeme i ledd i ankel eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM240Ledmus UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

M24.0Nivelhiiri

GermanyICD-10-GM

M24.0Freier Gelenkkörper

FranceICD-10-FR

M24.0Souris intraarticulaire

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M24.0'corpus liberum' in gewricht

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M24.00Loose body in unspecified joint
  • M24.08Loose body, other site

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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