FY2021
Effective from
- Added
Other instability, other specified joint
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021spinal instabilities (M53.2-)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗Grouping depends on the complete encounter and CMS grouper logic.
2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30
CMS · MS-DRG 43.1First observed · 2020-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2021
Effective from
Other instability, other specified joint
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | Added |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
spinal instabilities (M53.2-)
Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.
Previous assignment: M25.30
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M25.30 | Other instability, unspecified joint | Billable / specific |
| M25.31 | Other instability, shoulder | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.32 | Other instability, elbow | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.33 | Other instability, wrist | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.34 | Other instability, hand | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.35 | Other instability, hip | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.36 | Other instability, knee | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.37 | Other instability, ankle and foot | Category · further specificity required |
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