Other specified joint disorders, right ankle and foot

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Other specified joint disorders, right ankle and foot

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 > ankle
Disorder > joint > specified type NEC > foot joint

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M25.872	Other specified joint disorders, left ankle and foot	Valid
M25.879	Other specified joint disorders, unspecified ankle and foot	Valid