ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M20-M25 › M25 Other joint disorder, not... › M25.9
Joint disorder, unspecified
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 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 Joint disorder, unspecified
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
- Disease, diseased > hip
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M25.0 | Hemarthrosis | Not billable |
| M25.1 | Fistula of joint | Not billable |
| M25.2 | Flail joint | Not billable |
| M25.3 | Other instability of joint | Not billable |
| M25.4 | Effusion of joint | Not billable |
| M25.5 | Pain in joint | Not billable |
| M25.6 | Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified | Not billable |
| M25.7 | Osteophyte | Not billable |
| M25.8 | Other specified joint disorders | Not billable |