ICD-10 diagnosis code

M25.3 Other instability of joint

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M25.3 is the ICD-10 code for Other instability of joint. It is a four-character subcategory of M25 (Other joint disorders, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M20–M25 (Other joint disorders) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M25.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • instability of joint secondary to:
    • old ligament injury M24.2
    • removal of joint prosthesis M96.8

M25.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M25.3Annan instabilitet i led

NorwayICD-10-NO

M25.3Annen instabilitet i ledd

  • M25.30Annen instabilitet i ledd i flere lokalisasjoner
  • M25.31Annen instabilitet i ledd i skulderregionen
  • M25.32Annen instabilitet i albueledd
  • M25.33Annen instabilitet i håndledd
  • M25.34Annen instabilitett i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
  • M25.35Annen instabilitet i hofteledd eller sakroiliakaledd
  • M25.36Annen instabilitet i kneledd
  • M25.37Annen instabilitet i ankelledd eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM253Anden ledinstabilitet

FinlandICD-10-FI

M25.3Muu nivelen epävakaisuus

GermanyICD-10-GM

M25.3Sonstige Instabilität eines Gelenkes

FranceICD-10-FR

M25.3Autres instabilités articulaires

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M25.3overige instabiliteit van gewricht

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M25.30Other instability, unspecified joint
  • M25.39Other instability, other specified joint

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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