icd 10 code for 251

by Brando Hermiston DDS 6 min read

Disorder of ligament, right hip
251 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M24. 251 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M24.

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ICD-10 Equivalent of 251

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 251:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 251

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.

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