FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Stiffness of hand, 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 hand, 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 |
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
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M25.60 | Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified | Billable / specific |
| M25.61 | Stiffness of shoulder, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.62 | Stiffness of elbow, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.63 | Stiffness of wrist, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.65 | Stiffness of hip, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.66 | Stiffness of knee, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.67 | Stiffness of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M25.69 | Stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗