M24.6 is the ICD-10 code for Ankylosis 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 M24.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
M24.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M24.6Ankylotisk led
- M24.6BAnkylos i axelled
- M24.6CAnkylos i armbågsled
- M24.6DAnkylos i handled/hand
- M24.6EAnkylos i sakroiliakaled
- M24.6FAnkylos i höftled
- M24.6GAnkylos i knäled
- M24.6HAnkylos i fotled/fot
M24.6Ankylose i ledd
- M24.60Ankylose av ledd i flere lokalisasjoner
- M24.61Ankylose i ledd i skulderregionen
- M24.62Ankylose i albueledd
- M24.63Ankylose i håndledd
- M24.64Ankylose i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
- M24.65Ankylose i hofteledd eller sakroiliakaledd
- M24.66Ankylose i kneledd
- M24.67Ankylose i ankelledd eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM246Ankylose
- DM246AAnkylosis manus
- DM246BAnkylosis multiplex
- DM246CAnkylosis olecrani
- DM246DAnkylose UNS
- DM246EAnkylosis humeri
- DM246FAnkylosis pedis
- DM246GAnkylosis genus
- DM246HAnkylosis cubiti
- and 7 more national subcodes
M24.6Nivelen jäykistymä
M24.6Ankylose eines Gelenkes
M24.6Ankylose articulaire
M24.6ankylose van gewricht
Listed through more specific codes:
- M24.60Ankylosis, unspecified joint
- M24.69Ankylosis, 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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