ICD-10-CM Code M24.56
Contracture, knee
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M24.56 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M24.56 that describes the diagnosis 'contracture, knee' in more detail.
- M24.56 Contracture, knee NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M24.561 Contracture, right knee
- BILLABLE M24.562 Contracture, left knee
- BILLABLE M24.569 Contracture, unspecified knee
The ICD code M245 is used to code Contracture
A muscle contracture is a permanent shortening of a muscle or joint. It is usually in response to prolonged hypertonic spasticity in a concentrated muscle area, such as is seen in the tightest muscles of people with conditions like spastic cerebral palsy.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Codes: | D003286, D003286, D003286, D003286 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 718.4, 727.81, 728.6, 958.6 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M24.56 - Contracture, knee'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M24.56. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M24.5 - Contracture of joint