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M25.5

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Pain in joint

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

  • • pain in hand (M79.64-)
  • • pain in fingers (M79.64-)
  • • pain in foot (M79.67-)
  • • pain in limb (M79.6-)
  • • pain in toes (M79.67-)

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from M25

Rules from parent category M25: Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified

  • • abnormality of gait and mobility (R26.-)
  • • acquired deformities of limb (M20-M21)
  • • calcification of bursa (M71.4-)
  • • calcification of shoulder (joint) (M75.3)
  • • calcification of tendon (M65.2-)
  • • difficulty in walking (R26.2)
  • • temporomandibular joint disorder (M26.6-)

Child Codes (9)

M25.50Pain in unspecified jointM25.51Pain in shoulderM25.52Pain in elbowM25.53Pain in wristM25.54Pain in joints of handM25.55Pain in hipM25.56Pain in kneeM25.57Pain in ankle and joints of footM25.59Pain in other specified joint

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Code Information

CodeM25.5
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM25
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes212 note(s)
Child codes9

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)