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ICD-10-CM Code for Contracture, unspecified joint M24.50

ICD-10 code M24.50 for Contracture, unspecified joint is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .

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Contracture, unspecified joint

M24.5

Excludes1: contracture of muscle without contracture of joint (M62.4-)
contracture of tendon (sheath) without contracture of joint (M62.4-)
Dupuytren's contracture (M72.0)

Excludes2: acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)

M24

Excludes1: current injury - see injury of joint by body region

Excludes2: ganglion (M67.4)
snapping knee (M23.8-)
temporomandibular joint disorders (M26.6-)

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