M25.6
Header — not billable
Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified
Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified
M25.6 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.
M25.60
Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
M25.69 Joint stiffness that has not been assigned to a more specific joint site or classified elsewhere in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Stiffness of other specified joint, not elsewhere classified
M25.69 captures joint stiffness — reduced or painful limitation of motion without a more specific structural cause — in a joint that doesn't fit any laterality-specific subcategory within M25.6 or has not been classified elsewhere.
Inclusion & exclusion notes
Excludes 1 (mutually exclusive — never code together)
- ankylosis of joint (M24.6-)
- contracture of joint (M24.5-)