ICD-10-CM Code M24.57
Contracture, ankle and foot
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 M24.57 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of M24.57 that describes the diagnosis 'contracture, ankle and foot' in more detail.
- M24.57 Contracture, ankle and foot NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M24.571 Contracture, right ankle
- BILLABLE M24.572 Contracture, left ankle
- BILLABLE M24.573 Contracture, unspecified ankle
- BILLABLE M24.574 Contracture, right foot
- BILLABLE M24.575 Contracture, left foot
- BILLABLE M24.576 Contracture, unspecified foot
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 'M24.57 - Contracture, ankle and foot'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M24.57. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M24.5 - Contracture of joint