ICD-10-CM Code M25.6
Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified
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 M25.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of M25.6 that describes the diagnosis 'stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- M25.6 Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M25.60 Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
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- M25.671 Stiffness of right ankle, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE
- M25.672 Stiffness of left ankle, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE
- M25.673 Stiffness of unspecified ankle, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE
- M25.674 Stiffness of right foot, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE
- M25.675 Stiffness of left foot, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE
- M25.676 Stiffness of unspecified foot, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE
The ICD code M256 is used to code Joint stiffness
Joint stiffness may be either the symptom of pain on moving a joint, the symptom of loss of range of motion or the physical sign of reduced range of motion.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 719.5 |
Coding Notes for M25.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Ankylosis of joint - instead, use code M24.6-
- Contracture of joint - instead, use code M24.5-
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Fifth character required to further specify the site
Parent Code: M25 - Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified