ICD-10-CM Code M25.5
Pain in joint
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M25.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of M25.5 that describes the diagnosis 'pain in joint' in more detail.
- M25.5 Pain in joint NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M25.50 Pain in unspecified joint
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- M25.511 Pain in right shoulder BILLABLE
- M25.512 Pain in left shoulder BILLABLE
- M25.519 Pain in unspecified shoulder BILLABLE
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- M25.521 Pain in right elbow BILLABLE
- M25.522 Pain in left elbow BILLABLE
- M25.529 Pain in unspecified elbow BILLABLE
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- M25.531 Pain in right wrist BILLABLE
- M25.532 Pain in left wrist BILLABLE
- M25.539 Pain in unspecified wrist BILLABLE
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- M25.551 Pain in right hip BILLABLE
- M25.552 Pain in left hip BILLABLE
- M25.559 Pain in unspecified hip BILLABLE
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- M25.561 Pain in right knee BILLABLE
- M25.562 Pain in left knee BILLABLE
- M25.569 Pain in unspecified knee BILLABLE
The ICD code M255 is used to code Arthralgia
Arthralgia (from Greek arthro-, joint + -algos, pain) literally means joint pain; it is a symptom of injury, infection, illnesses (in particular arthritis) or an allergic reaction to medication.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| MeSH Code: | D018771 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 719.4 |
Coding Notes for M25.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Pain in hand - instead, use code M79.64-
- Pain in fingers - instead, use code M79.64-
- Pain in foot - instead, use code M79.67-
- Pain in limb - instead, use code M79.6-
- Pain in toes - instead, use code M79.67-
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Fifth character required to further specify the site
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M25.5 - Pain in joint'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M25.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M25 - Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified