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M25.4 - Effusion of joint


The ICD 10 Code for Effusion of joint is listed as M25.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M25.4
Description: Effusion of joint
  • Excludes1: hydrarthrosis in yaws (A66.6)
  • intermittent hydrarthrosis (M12.4-)
  • other infective (teno) synovitis (M65.1-)
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
Parent M25 - Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of M25.4:
M25.40 - Effusion, unspecified joint
M25.41 - Effusion, shoulder
M25.42 - Effusion, elbow
M25.43 - Effusion, wrist
M25.44 - Effusion, hand
M25.45 - Effusion, hip
M25.46 - Effusion, knee
M25.47 - Effusion, ankle and foot
M25.48 - Effusion, other site
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M25.4:
M25.0 - Hemarthrosis
M25.1 - Fistula of joint
M25.2 - Flail joint
M25.3 - Other instability of joint
M25.5 - Pain in joint
M25.6 - Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified
M25.7 - Osteophyte
M25.8 - Other specified joint disorders
M25.9 - Joint disorder, unspecified