Stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2021 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2021 to now.

FY2021 Added to the code set Stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified

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
Disorder > articulation
Disease, diseased > joint
Disorder > joint > stiffness
Stiffness, joint NEC > specified site NEC

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M25.60	Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified	Valid
M25.61	Stiffness of shoulder, not elsewhere classified	Not billable
M25.62	Stiffness of elbow, not elsewhere classified	Not billable
M25.63	Stiffness of wrist, not elsewhere classified	Not billable
M25.64	Stiffness of hand, not elsewhere classified	Not billable
M25.65	Stiffness of hip, not elsewhere classified	Not billable
M25.66	Stiffness of knee, not elsewhere classified	Not billable
M25.67	Stiffness of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classified	Not billable