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M25.522

M25.522: Pain in left elbow

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

M25.522 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pain in left elbow. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M25.522

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on M25.5: Pain in joint

Written on M25: Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified

  • 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-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

M25.522 is named in 26 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 12 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57701Billing and Coding: Trigger Point Injections (TPI)not covered
  • A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under M25.52

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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