M24.571 is the authoritative medical code for Contracture, right ankle. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for contracture, right ankle (ICD-10-CM M24.571), 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
Contracture, right ankle is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M24.571. Excludes1 (not coded here): contracture of muscle without contracture of joint M62.4-; contracture of tendon sheath without contracture of joint M62.4-; Dupuytren's contracture M72.0; current injury - see injury of joint by body region. Excludes2 (not included here): acquired deformities of limbs M20-M21; 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 M24.571 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.
- contracture of muscle without contracture of joint M62.4-
- contracture of tendon sheath without contracture of joint M62.4-
- Dupuytren's contracture M72.0
- 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.
- acquired deformities of limbs M20-M21
- 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 M24.571?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M24.571 must not be reported with: contracture of muscle without contracture of joint (M62.4-); contracture of tendon (sheath) without contracture of joint (M62.4-); Dupuytren's contracture (M72.0); current injury - see injury of joint by body region.
Can M24.571 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, M24.571 and the following may both be reported when both are present: acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21); ganglion (M67.4); snapping knee (M23.8-); temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M24.571, 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
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