M25.54
Header — not billablePain in joints of hand
The ICD-10 code for pain in joints of hand is M25.54.
M25.54 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M25.50Pain in unspecified joint
- M25.51Pain in shouldernon-billable header
- M25.52Pain in elbownon-billable header
- M25.53Pain in wristnon-billable header
- M25.55Pain in hipnon-billable header
- M25.56Pain in kneenon-billable header
- M25.57Pain in ankle and joints of footnon-billable header
- M25.59Pain in other specified joint
- M25.54Pain in joints of handnon-billable header