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M24.119

Billable

Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified shoulder

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

What This Code Means

Damage or deterioration of the cartilage lining the shoulder joint when the specific side is not documented or is bilateral.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Query the provider if shoulder laterality is documented elsewhere in the record

Code Hierarchy

└M24Other specific joint derangements└M24.1Other articular cartilage disorders└M24.11Other articular cartilage disorders, shoulder└M24.119Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified shoulder
└M24.119Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified shoulder

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