FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For 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 ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| 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 |
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
M25.60Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classifiedBillable / specificM25.61Stiffness of shoulder, not elsewhere classifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM25.62Stiffness of elbow, not elsewhere classifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM25.63Stiffness of wrist, not elsewhere classifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM25.64Stiffness of hand, not elsewhere classifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM25.65Stiffness of hip, not elsewhere classifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM25.66Stiffness of knee, not elsewhere classifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM25.67Stiffness of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM25.69Stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classifiedBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M25.0 | Hemarthrosis | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.1 | Fistula of joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.2 | Flail joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.3 | Other instability of joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.4 | Effusion of joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.5 | Pain in joint | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.7 | Osteophyte | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.8 | Other specified joint disorders | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.9 | Joint disorder, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · stiffness of joint without ankylosis (M25.6-)