M25.0
Header — not billable
Hemarthrosis
Hemarthrosis
M25.0 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
M25.00
Hemarthrosis, unspecified joint
M25.08 Intra-articular hemorrhage at a joint site that has not been identified or documented by the treating provider.
Hemarthrosis, other specified site
Blood accumulation within a joint cavity at a site not covered by the more specific M25.0x subcodes — most notably the vertebral joints, which are explicitly listed as an applicable site under this code.
Inclusion & exclusion notes
Excludes 1 (mutually exclusive — never code together)
- current injury - see injury of joint by body region
- hemophilic arthropathy (M36.2)