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M24.573

Billable

Contracture, unspecified ankle

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 around the ankle joint that limits movement, without specification of which ankle.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code when the ankle is not specified as right or left; if laterality is documented, use M24.571 (right) or M24.572 (left) instead.
  • •Contractures often result from prolonged immobility, injury, or neurological conditions; document the underlying cause if known.

Code Hierarchy

└M24Other specific joint derangements└M24.5Contracture of joint└M24.57Contracture, ankle and foot└M24.573Contracture, unspecified ankle
└M24.573Contracture, unspecified ankle

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