Other specified joint disorders, hip

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

M25.851 Other specified joint disorders, right hip
M25.852 Other specified joint disorders, left hip
M25.859 Other specified joint disorders, unspecified hip

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other specified joint disorders, hip

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
Cyst > joint NEC
Impingement > joint
Calcification > joint
Disorder > articulation
Disease, diseased > joint
Ossification > periarticular
Calcification > periarticular
Injury > joint NOS > old or residual
Disease, diseased > joint > specified NEC
Disorder > joint > specified type NEC > hip

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M25.80	Other specified joint disorders, unspecified joint	Valid
M25.81	Other specified joint disorders, shoulder	Not billable
M25.82	Other specified joint disorders, elbow	Not billable
M25.83	Other specified joint disorders, wrist	Not billable
M25.84	Other specified joint disorders, hand	Not billable
M25.86	Other specified joint disorders, knee	Not billable
M25.87	Other specified joint disorders, ankle and foot	Not billable