M25.5
Non-billablePain in joint
Pain in joint
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- joints of the spine (M40-M54)
- 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-)
- 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-)
Child Codes (9)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Aching jointsC0003862
- ArthralgiaC0003862
- ArthralgiasC0003862
- Arthritic-like painC0003862
- ArthrodyniaC0003862
- Articular painC0003862
- Discomfort in jointsC0003862
- Joint PainC0003862
- Joint PainsC0003862
- Joint acheC0003862
- Joint painC0003862
- Joint painsC0003862
- Pain in jointC0003862
- Pain in joint, site unspecifiedC0003862
- Pain jointC0003862
- Pain of jointC0003862
- Pain of joint (finding)C0003862
- Pain, JointC0003862
- Painful jointC0003862
- Painful jointsC0003862
- Pains, JointC0003862
- aching jointC0003862
- aching jointsC0003862
- arthralgiaC0003862
- articular painC0003862
- joint acheC0003862
- joint painC0003862
- joints painC0003862
- painful jointC0003862
- painful jointsC0003862
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M25.5?
ICD-10-CM code M25.5 represents "Pain in joint". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M25.5 a billable code?
No, M25.5 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under M25.5.
What chapter is M25.5 in?
M25.5 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What are the subcategories under M25.5?
M25.5 has 9 child codes, including: M25.50 (Pain in unspecified joint), M25.51 (Pain in shoulder), M25.52 (Pain in elbow), M25.53 (Pain in wrist), and 5 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M25.5?
M25.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0003862. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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