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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M24.5 Contracture of joint

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M24.5 is the ICD-10 code for Contracture of 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 M24.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • acquired deformities of limbs M20-M21
  • contracture of tendon (sheath) without contracture of joint M67.1
  • Dupuytren contracture M72.0

M24.5 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

M24.5Kontraktur i led

  • M24.5BKontraktur i axelled
  • M24.5CKontraktur i armbågsled
  • M24.5DKontraktur i handled/finger
  • M24.5FKontraktur i höftled
  • M24.5GKontraktur i knäled
  • M24.5HKontraktur i fotled
  • M24.5XKontraktur i led med annan eller ospecificerad lokalisation
NorwayICD-10-NO

M24.5Kontraktur i ledd

  • M24.50Kontraktur av ledd i flere lokalisasjoner
  • M24.51Kontraktur i ledd i skulderregionen
  • M24.52Kontraktur i albueledd
  • M24.53Kontraktur i håndledd
  • M24.54Kontraktur i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
  • M24.55Kontraktur i hofteledd eller sakroiliakaledd
  • M24.56Kontraktur i kneledd
  • M24.57Kontraktur i ankelledd eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM245Ledkontraktur

FinlandICD-10-FI

M24.5Nivelen kontraktuura

GermanyICD-10-GM

M24.5Gelenkkontraktur

FranceICD-10-FR

M24.5Raideur articulaire par contracture

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M24.5contractuur van gewricht

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M24.50Contracture, unspecified joint
  • M24.59Contracture, other specified joint

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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