Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • M25.422

    Effusion, left elbow

  • M25.429

    Effusion, unspecified elbow

  • M25.431

    Effusion, right wrist

  • M25.432

    Effusion, left wrist

  • M25.439

    Effusion, unspecified wrist

  • M25.441

    Effusion, right hand

  • M25.442

    Effusion, left hand

  • M25.449

    Effusion, unspecified hand

  • M25.451

    Effusion, right hip

  • M25.452

    Effusion, left hip

  • M25.459

    Effusion, unspecified hip

  • M25.461

    Effusion, right knee

  • M25.462

    Effusion, left knee

  • M25.469

    Effusion, unspecified knee

  • M25.471

    Effusion, right ankle

  • M25.472

    Effusion, left ankle

  • M25.473

    Effusion, unspecified ankle

  • M25.474

    Effusion, right foot

  • M25.475

    Effusion, left foot

  • M25.476

    Effusion, unspecified foot

  • M25.48

    Effusion, other site

  • M25.50

    Pain in unspecified joint

  • M25.511

    Pain in right shoulder

  • M25.512

    Pain in left shoulder

  • M25.519

    Pain in unspecified shoulder

  • M25.521

    Pain in right elbow

  • M25.522

    Pain in left elbow

  • M25.529

    Pain in unspecified elbow

  • M25.531

    Pain in right wrist

  • M25.532

    Pain in left wrist

  • M25.539

    Pain in unspecified wrist

  • M25.541

    Pain in joints of right hand

  • M25.542

    Pain in joints of left hand

  • M25.549

    Pain in joints of unspecified hand

  • M25.551

    Pain in right hip

  • M25.552

    Pain in left hip

  • M25.559

    Pain in unspecified hip

  • M25.561

    Pain in right knee

  • M25.562

    Pain in left knee

  • M25.569

    Pain in unspecified knee

  • M25.571

    Pain in right ankle and joints of right foot

  • M25.572

    Pain in left ankle and joints of left foot

  • M25.579

    Pain in unspecified ankle and joints of unspecified foot

  • M25.59

    Pain in other specified joint

  • M25.60

    Stiffness of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified

  • M25.611

    Stiffness of right shoulder, not elsewhere classified

  • M25.612

    Stiffness of left shoulder, not elsewhere classified

  • M25.619

    Stiffness of unspecified shoulder, not elsewhere classified

  • M25.621

    Stiffness of right elbow, not elsewhere classified

  • M25.622

    Stiffness of left elbow, not elsewhere classified

PreviousPage 46 of 141Next