ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M20-M25 › M25.3 Other instability of joint › M25.39
M25.39
Other instability, other specified joint
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2021 to now.
- FY2021 Added to the code set Other instability, other specified joint
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M25 Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2 - not included here
- abnormality of gait and mobility (R26.-)
- acquired deformities of limb (M20-M21)
- calcification of bursa (M71.4-)
- calcification of shoulder (joint) (M75.3)
- calcification of tendon (M65.2-)
- difficulty in walking (R26.2)
- temporomandibular joint disorder (M26.6-)
Inherited from the M20-M25 section Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
Excludes2 - not included here
- joints of the spine (M40-M54)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Lesion > joint
- Unstable > joint
- Disorder > articulation
- Disease, diseased > joint
- Disorder > joint > instability
- Instability > joint > specified site NEC
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M25.30 | Other instability, unspecified joint | Valid |
| M25.31 | Other instability, shoulder | Not billable |
| M25.32 | Other instability, elbow | Not billable |
| M25.33 | Other instability, wrist | Not billable |
| M25.34 | Other instability, hand | Not billable |
| M25.35 | Other instability, hip | Not billable |
| M25.36 | Other instability, knee | Not billable |
| M25.37 | Other instability, ankle and foot | Not billable |