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M24.059

Billable

Loose body in unspecified hip

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

What This Code Means

A small piece of bone or cartilage has become detached and is floating loose inside a hip joint, but it is not specified whether it is the right or left hip.

Coding Tips

  • •This code should be used only when laterality is truly unspecified; attempt to clarify with the provider to assign M24.051 or M24.052
  • •Review imaging reports and clinical documentation to determine which hip is affected

Code Hierarchy

└M24Other specific joint derangements└M24.0Loose body in joint└M24.05Loose body in hip└M24.059Loose body in unspecified hip
└M24.059Loose body in unspecified hip

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