Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • M23.612

    Other spontaneous disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of left knee

  • M23.619

    Other spontaneous disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of unspecified knee

  • M23.62

    Other spontaneous disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of knee

  • M23.621

    Other spontaneous disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of right knee

  • M23.622

    Other spontaneous disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of left knee

  • M23.629

    Other spontaneous disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of unspecified knee

  • M23.63

    Other spontaneous disruption of medial collateral ligament of knee

  • M23.631

    Other spontaneous disruption of medial collateral ligament of right knee

  • M23.632

    Other spontaneous disruption of medial collateral ligament of left knee

  • M23.639

    Other spontaneous disruption of medial collateral ligament of unspecified knee

  • M23.64

    Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of knee

  • M23.641

    Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of right knee

  • M23.642

    Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of left knee

  • M23.649

    Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of unspecified knee

  • M23.67

    Other spontaneous disruption of capsular ligament of knee

  • M23.671

    Other spontaneous disruption of capsular ligament of right knee

  • M23.672

    Other spontaneous disruption of capsular ligament of left knee

  • M23.679

    Other spontaneous disruption of capsular ligament of unspecified knee

  • M23.8

    Other internal derangements of knee

  • M23.8X

    Other internal derangements of knee

  • M23.8X1

    Other internal derangements of right knee

  • M23.8X2

    Other internal derangements of left knee

  • M23.8X9

    Other internal derangements of unspecified knee

  • M23.9

    Unspecified internal derangement of knee

  • M23.90

    Unspecified internal derangement of unspecified knee

  • M23.91

    Unspecified internal derangement of right knee

  • M23.92

    Unspecified internal derangement of left knee

  • M24

    Other specific joint derangements

  • M24.0

    Loose body in joint

  • M24.00

    Loose body in unspecified joint

  • M24.01

    Loose body in shoulder

  • M24.011

    Loose body in right shoulder

  • M24.012

    Loose body in left shoulder

  • M24.019

    Loose body in unspecified shoulder

  • M24.02

    Loose body in elbow

  • M24.021

    Loose body in right elbow

  • M24.022

    Loose body in left elbow

  • M24.029

    Loose body in unspecified elbow

  • M24.03

    Loose body in wrist

  • M24.031

    Loose body in right wrist

  • M24.032

    Loose body in left wrist

  • M24.039

    Loose body in unspecified wrist

  • M24.04

    Loose body in finger joints

  • M24.041

    Loose body in right finger joint(s)

  • M24.042

    Loose body in left finger joint(s)

  • M24.049

    Loose body in unspecified finger joint(s)

  • M24.05

    Loose body in hip

  • M24.051

    Loose body in right hip

  • M24.052

    Loose body in left hip

  • M24.059

    Loose body in unspecified hip

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