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M24.019

Billable

Loose body in unspecified shoulder

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A fragment of bone, cartilage, or other tissue that has become detached and is floating freely inside a shoulder joint, but it is unclear whether it is the right or left shoulder.

Coding Tips

  • •Query the provider or review imaging reports to determine if the loose body is in the right or left shoulder
  • •Use M24.011 or M24.012 instead of this unspecified code when laterality can be determined

Code Hierarchy

└M24Other specific joint derangements└M24.0Loose body in joint└M24.01Loose body in shoulder└M24.019Loose body in unspecified shoulder
└M24.019Loose body in unspecified shoulder

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