M24.19 is the authoritative medical code for Other articular cartilage disorders, other specified site. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other articular cartilage disorders, other specified site (ICD-10-CM M24.19), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other articular cartilage disorders, other specified site is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M24.19. Excludes1 (not coded here): current injury - see injury of joint by body region. Excludes2 (not included here): chondrocalcinosis (M11.1-, M11.2-); internal derangement of knee M23.-; metastatic calcification E83.59; ochronosis E70.29; ganglion M67.4; snapping knee M23.8-; temporomandibular joint disorders M26.6-; joints of the spine M40-M54.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M24.19 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- chondrocalcinosis (M11.1-, M11.2-)
- internal derangement of knee M23.-
- metastatic calcification E83.59
- ochronosis E70.29
- ganglion M67.4
- snapping knee M23.8-
- temporomandibular joint disorders M26.6-
- joints of the spine M40-M54
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M24.19?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M24.19 must not be reported with: current injury - see injury of joint by body region.
Can M24.19 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, M24.19 and the following may both be reported when both are present: chondrocalcinosis (M11.1-, M11.2-); internal derangement of knee (M23.-); metastatic calcification (E83.59); ochronosis (E70.29).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M24.19, with their registry titles.
- M24 — Other specific joint derangements
- M24.0 — Loose body in joint
- M24.00 — Loose body in unspecified joint
- M24.01 — Loose body in shoulder
- M24.011 — Loose body in right shoulder
- M24.012 — Loose body in left shoulder
- M24.019 — Loose body in unspecified shoulder
- M24.02 — Loose body in elbow
- M24.021 — Loose body in right elbow
- M24.022 — Loose body in left elbow
- M24.029 — Loose body in unspecified elbow
- M24.03 — Loose body in wrist
- M24.031 — Loose body in right wrist
- M24.032 — Loose body in left wrist
- M24.039 — Loose body in unspecified wrist
- M24.04 — Loose body in finger joints
- M24.041 — Loose body in right finger joint(s)
- M24.042 — Loose body in left finger joint(s)
- M24.049 — Loose body in unspecified finger joint(s)
- M24.05 — Loose body in hip
- M24.051 — Loose body in right hip
- M24.052 — Loose body in left hip
- M24.059 — Loose body in unspecified hip
- M24.07 — Loose body in ankle and toe joints
- M24.071 — Loose body in right ankle
- M24.072 — Loose body in left ankle
- M24.073 — Loose body in unspecified ankle
- M24.074 — Loose body in right toe joint(s)
- M24.075 — Loose body in left toe joint(s)
- M24.076 — Loose body in unspecified toe joint(s)
- M24.08 — Loose body, other site
- M24.1 — Other articular cartilage disorders
- M24.10 — Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified site
- M24.11 — Other articular cartilage disorders, shoulder
- M24.111 — Other articular cartilage disorders, right shoulder
- M24.112 — Other articular cartilage disorders, left shoulder
- M24.119 — Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified shoulder
- M24.12 — Other articular cartilage disorders, elbow
- M24.121 — Other articular cartilage disorders, right elbow
- M24.122 — Other articular cartilage disorders, left elbow
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Derangement, joint (internal), articular cartilage, specified site NEC
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