M25.6
Header — not billableStiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified is M25.6.
M25.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M25.6
- M25.60Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
- M25.61Stiffness of shoulder, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M25.62Stiffness of elbow, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M25.63Stiffness of wrist, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M25.64Stiffness of hand, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M25.65Stiffness of hip, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M25.66Stiffness of knee, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M25.67Stiffness of ankle and foot, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M25.69Stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified
Related codes in this category
- M25.0Hemarthrosisnon-billable header
- M25.1Fistula of jointnon-billable header
- M25.2Flail jointnon-billable header
- M25.3Other instability of jointnon-billable header
- M25.4Effusion of jointnon-billable header
- M25.5Pain in jointnon-billable header
- M25.7Osteophytenon-billable header
- M25.8Other specified joint disordersnon-billable header
- M25.9Joint disorder, unspecified
- M25.6Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header