M24.271Billable
Disorder of ligament, right ankle
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Billable Code
M24.271 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for ankle instability
ankle instability
View TemplatesAnkle Instability
View documentation for right ankle instability
right ankle instability
View TemplatesInstability of the right ankle
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
2 items
Inclusion Terms
From M24.2:
- •Instability secondary to old ligament injury
- •Ligamentous laxity NOS
Excludes1
2 items
Excludes1
From M24:
- •current injury - see injury of joint by body region
From M24.2:
- •familial ligamentous laxity (M35.7)
Excludes2
14 items
Excludes2
From M00-M99:
- •arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
1 item
Notes
From M00-M99:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition