M24.14 — Other articular cartilage disorders, hand
Is M24.14 billable?
No — M24.14 is a non-billable header code. M24.14 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M24.14.
M24.14 at a glance
| Code | M24.14 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other articular cartilage disorders, hand |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M24.14 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M24.14. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Derangement › joint › articular cartilage › hand
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M24
The conditions below can never be reported together with M24.14 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M24.14, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M24.14 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M20-M25
The conditions below are not part of M24.14, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M24.14 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- joints of the spine (M40-M54)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M24
The conditions below are not part of M24.14, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M24.14 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M24.1
The conditions below are not part of M24.14, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M24.14 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M24.14? (3)
How long has M24.14 existed?
M24.14 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M24.1 family? (7)
- M24.10Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified site
- M24.11Other articular cartilage disorders, shouldernot billable
- M24.12Other articular cartilage disorders, elbownot billable
- M24.13Other articular cartilage disorders, wristnot billable
- M24.15Other articular cartilage disorders, hipnot billable
- M24.17Other articular cartilage disorders, ankle and footnot billable
- M24.19Other articular cartilage disorders, other specified site