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M24.559

Billable

Contracture, unspecified hip

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

What This Code Means

A permanent tightening or shortening of muscles and tissues in the hip when the specific side is not documented or both hips are affected.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality is truly unspecified in the documentation
  • •Request clarification from the provider if possible to assign the more specific right or left code

Code Hierarchy

└M24Other specific joint derangements└M24.5Contracture of joint└M24.55Contracture, hip└M24.559Contracture, unspecified hip
└M24.559Contracture, unspecified hip

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