M25.36
Other instability, knee
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 20 never code together
M25.3code
M25code
Excludes2
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M25.3
M25.30 Other instability, unspecified joint M25.31 Other instability, shoulder category M25.32 Other instability, elbow category M25.33 Other instability, wrist category M25.34 Other instability, hand category M25.35 Other instability, hip category M25.37 Other instability, ankle and foot category M25.39 Other instability, other specified joint
Subordinate codes 3
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