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M25 - Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M20-M25 Other joint disorders (M20-M25) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
M25 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M25
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- 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-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M20-M25 Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- joints of the spine (M40-M54)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom Chapter M00-M99
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
More Specific Codes (10)
M25.0HemarthrosisCategory→M25.1Fistula of jointCategory→M25.2Flail jointCategory→M25.3Other instability of jointCategory→M25.4Effusion of jointCategory→M25.5Pain in jointCategory→M25.6Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classifiedCategory→M25.7OsteophyteCategory→M25.8Other specified joint disordersCategory→M25.9Joint disorder, unspecifiedBillable→
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Chapter Information
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Range: M00-M99
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More specific codes for M25
Other categories in this chapter
Codes at the same level as M25
- Pyogenic arthritisM00
- Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereM01
- Postinfective and reactive arthropathiesM02
- Autoinflammatory syndromesM04
- Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factorM05
- Other rheumatoid arthritisM06
- Enteropathic arthropathiesM07
- Juvenile arthritisM08
- GoutM10
- Other crystal arthropathiesM11
- Other and unspecified arthropathyM12
- Other arthritisM13
- Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhereM14
- PolyosteoarthritisM15
- Osteoarthritis of hipM16
- Osteoarthritis of kneeM17
- Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal jointM18
- Other and unspecified osteoarthritisM19
- Chronic goutM1A
- Acquired deformities of fingers and toesM20
- Other acquired deformities of limbsM21
- Disorder of patellaM22
- Internal derangement of kneeM23
- Other specific joint derangementsM24
- Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]M26
- Other diseases of jawsM27
- Polyarteritis nodosa and related conditionsM30
- Other necrotizing vasculopathiesM31
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)M32
- DermatopolymyositisM33
- Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma]M34
- Other systemic involvement of connective tissueM35
- Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhereM36
- Kyphosis and lordosisM40
- ScoliosisM41
- Spinal osteochondrosisM42
- Other deforming dorsopathiesM43
- Ankylosing spondylitisM45
- Other inflammatory spondylopathiesM46
- SpondylosisM47
38 more in this chapter.