M25.8
Other specified joint disorders
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 17 never code together
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
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
Index entries leading here 1
- Sesamoiditis M25.8
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M25
M25.0 Hemarthrosis category M25.1 Fistula of joint category M25.2 Flail joint category M25.3 Other instability of joint category M25.4 Effusion of joint category M25.5 Pain in joint category M25.6 Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified category M25.7 Osteophyte category M25.9 Joint disorder, unspecified
Subordinate codes 8
M25.80 Other specified joint disorders, unspecified joint M25.81 Other specified joint disorders, shoulder M25.82 Other specified joint disorders, elbow M25.83 Other specified joint disorders, wrist M25.84 Other specified joint disorders, hand M25.85 Other specified joint disorders, hip M25.86 Other specified joint disorders, knee M25.87 Other specified joint disorders, ankle and foot
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