M25.56
Non-billablePain in knee
Pain in knee
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 (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Aching in kneesC0231749
- Arthralgia (knee)C0231749
- Arthralgia of kneeC0231749
- Arthralgias (knees)C0231749
- GonalgiaC0231749
- Knee arthralgiaC0231749
- Knee painC0231749
- Pain in kneeC0231749
- Pain in the kneesC0231749
- Pain in unspecified kneeC0231749
- Pain kneeC0231749
- Pain of joint of kneeC0231749
- Pain of joint of knee (finding)C0231749
- Pain of knee regionC0231749
- Pain of knee region (finding)C0231749
- Painful kneeC0231749
- aching kneeC0231749
- aching kneesC0231749
- gonalgiaC0231749
- knee arthralgiaC0231749
- knee joint painC0231749
- knee painC0231749
- knee painsC0231749
- knees achingC0231749
- pain in kneeC0231749
- painful kneeC0231749
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in knee?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in knee is M25.56. The full clinical description is "Pain in knee". M25.56 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
What does ICD-10 code M25.56 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M25.56 represents "Pain in knee". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M25.56 a billable code?
No, M25.56 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under M25.56.
What chapter is M25.56 in?
M25.56 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What are the subcategories under M25.56?
M25.56 has 3 child codes, including: M25.561 (Pain in right knee), M25.562 (Pain in left knee), M25.569 (Pain in unspecified knee).
What are the UMLS CUIs for M25.56?
M25.56 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0231749. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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