M25

M25: Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M25 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

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-)

Other codes that can never be billed with M25

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

M24.6Ankylosis of joint
R22Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue
R52Pain, unspecified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M25

10 child codes. Green means billable.