What is the ICD-10-CM code for shoulder pain?

The primary ICD-10-CM code for shoulder pain is M25.511 (Pain in right shoulder). There are 16 billable shoulder pain codes in FY2027, covering different types and underlying causes.

How many ICD-10-CM codes are there for shoulder pain?

There are 17 ICD-10-CM codes for shoulder pain in the FY2027 tabular list, of which 16 are billable. These codes fall under Chapter 13 of the ICD-10-CM classification.

Which chapter covers shoulder pain in ICD-10-CM?

Shoulder Pain codes are classified in Chapter 13 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list: M00–M99 (Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue).

Shoulder Pain ICD-10-CM codes

ICD-10-CM codes for shoulder pain by side, with the related codes for shoulder stiffness, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tears, impingement, and shoulder osteoarthritis.

17 codes, 16 billable. FY2027, valid from October 1, 2026. In chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue.

How to code Shoulder Pain

Shoulder pain is M25.51-: M25.511 pain in right shoulder, M25.512 pain in left shoulder, and M25.519 pain in unspecified shoulder. Pain in both shoulders takes both side codes. Add G89.29 when the provider documents the pain as chronic.

M25.51- is not used once a cause is documented. Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is M75.01 right or M75.02 left, a nontraumatic rotator cuff tear is coded from M75.1-, such as M75.101 or M75.102, impingement syndrome is M75.4-, such as M75.41, shoulder bursitis is M75.5-, and primary shoulder osteoarthritis is M19.011 or M19.012. Shoulder stiffness without a diagnosis is M25.611 or M25.612.

Pain in the upper arm rather than the joint is M79.62-, such as M79.621. Pain that radiates to the shoulder from the neck is often documented as cervicalgia, M54.2; code what the provider states rather than assuming a site.

All Shoulder Pain codes

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