M25.69
M25.69: Stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
M25.69 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check M25.69 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above M25.69
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M25.69
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on M25: Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
M25.69 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- 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
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Stiffness, joint NEC›specified site NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under M25.6
- M25.60Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
- M25.61Stiffness of shoulder, not elsewhere classified
- M25.62Stiffness of elbow, not elsewhere classified
- M25.63Stiffness of wrist, not elsewhere classified
- M25.64Stiffness of hand, not elsewhere classified
- M25.65Stiffness of hip, not elsewhere classified
- M25.66Stiffness of knee, not elsewhere classified
- M25.67Stiffness of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classified