ICD-10-CM Code M24.229

Valid for Submission

M24.229 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of disorder of ligament, unspecified elbow. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code M24.229 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like laxity of ligament or lesion of ligaments of elbow region or ligamentous laxity of elbow region.

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Laxity of ligament
• Lesion of ligaments of elbow region
• Ligamentous laxity of elbow region

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code M24.229 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 557 - TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITH MCC
• 558 - TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITHOUT MCC

Convert M24.229 to ICD-9

• 728.4 - Laxity of ligament (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
  • Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
    • Other specific joint derangements (M24)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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