M25.2 — Flail joint
Is M25.2 billable?
No — M25.2 is a non-billable header code. M25.2 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 23 billable codes beneath M25.2.
Billable codes under this header
- M25.20Flail joint, unspecified joint
- M25.28Flail joint, other site
- M25.211Flail joint, right shoulder
- M25.212Flail joint, left shoulder
- M25.219Flail joint, unspecified shoulder
- M25.221Flail joint, right elbow
- M25.222Flail joint, left elbow
- M25.229Flail joint, unspecified elbow
- M25.231Flail joint, right wrist
- M25.232Flail joint, left wrist
- M25.239Flail joint, unspecified wrist
- M25.241Flail joint, right hand
- M25.242Flail joint, left hand
- M25.249Flail joint, unspecified hand
- M25.251Flail joint, right hip
- M25.252Flail joint, left hip
- M25.259Flail joint, unspecified hip
- M25.261Flail joint, right knee
- M25.262Flail joint, left knee
- M25.269Flail joint, unspecified knee
- M25.271Flail joint, right ankle and foot
- M25.272Flail joint, left ankle and foot
- M25.279Flail joint, unspecified ankle and foot
M25.2 at a glance
| Code | M25.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Flail joint |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M25.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M25.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M20-M25
The conditions below are not part of M25.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M25.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- joints of the spine (M40-M54)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M25
The conditions below are not part of M25.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M25.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M25.2? (9)
- M25.20Flail joint, unspecified joint
- M25.21Flail joint, shouldernot billable
- M25.22Flail joint, elbownot billable
- M25.23Flail joint, wristnot billable
- M25.24Flail joint, handnot billable
- M25.25Flail joint, hipnot billable
- M25.26Flail joint, kneenot billable
- M25.27Flail joint, ankle and footnot billable
- M25.28Flail joint, other site
How long has M25.2 existed?
M25.2 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M25 family? (9)
- M25.0Hemarthrosisnot billable
- M25.1Fistula of jointnot billable
- M25.3Other instability of jointnot billable
- M25.4Effusion of jointnot billable
- M25.5Pain in jointnot billable
- M25.6Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classifiednot billable
- M25.7Osteophytenot billable
- M25.8Other specified joint disordersnot billable
- M25.9Joint disorder, unspecified