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M24.029

Billable

Loose body in unspecified elbow

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 an elbow joint, but it is unclear whether it is the right or left elbow.

Coding Tips

  • •Query the provider or review imaging to determine laterality (right vs. left elbow)
  • •Assign M24.021 or M24.022 once the specific elbow is identified

Code Hierarchy

└M24Other specific joint derangements└M24.0Loose body in joint└M24.02Loose body in elbow└M24.029Loose body in unspecified elbow
└M24.029Loose body in unspecified elbow

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