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ICD-10-CM Code M24.639
Ankylosis, unspecified wrist

BILLABLE
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| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

M24.639 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of ankylosis, unspecified wrist. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.


The ICD code M246 is used to code Ankylosis

Ankylosis or anchylosis (from Greek ἀγκύλος, bent, crooked) is a stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be the result of injury or disease. The rigidity may be complete or partial and may be due to inflammation of the tendinous or muscular structures outside the joint or of the tissues of the joint itself. Noma—a gangrenous disease still widespread among malnourished children living on the borders of the Sahara desert—can cause ankylosis of the maxilla and mandible, impairing the ability to speak and eat.

Specialty: Rheumatology
MeSH Code: D000844
ICD 9 Code: 718.5

Osseous ankylosis has fused two vertebrae of this North Atlantic right whale specimen

Source: Wikipedia

MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #553-554 - Bone diseases and arthropathies with MCC.
  • DRG Group #553-554 - Bone diseases and arthropathies without MCC.

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Ankylosis of the first carpometacarpal joint (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Consider laterality specification

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Ankylosis of joint, forearm (approximate match)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M24.639 and a single ICD9 code, 718.53 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.


Parent Code: M24.63 - Ankylosis, wrist

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