ICD-10-CM Code M24.249

Valid for Submission

M24.249 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of disorder of ligament, unspecified hand. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code M24.249 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like lesion of ligament of wrist and/or hand.

Synonyms

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

• Lesion of ligament of wrist and/or hand

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code M24.249 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 M24.249 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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