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ICD-10/M25.642

M25.642 ICD-10-CM Code: Stiffness of left hand, not elsewhere classified

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 555 — SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH MCC (MDC 08)
  • MS-DRG 556 — SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC (MDC 08)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Stiffness of left hand, not elsewhere classified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M25.642).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M25.642 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.

  • ankylosis of joint (M24.6-)
  • contracture of joint (M24.5-)

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

  • abnormality of gait and mobility (R26.-)
  • acquired deformities of limb (M20-M21)
  • calcification of bursa (M71.4-)
  • calcification of shoulder (joint) (M75.3)
  • calcification of tendon (M65.2-)
  • difficulty in walking (R26.2)
  • temporomandibular joint disorder (M26.6-)
  • joints of the spine (M40-M54)

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to M25.642 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • M25.631 — Stiffness of right wrist, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.632 — Stiffness of left wrist, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.639 — Stiffness of unspecified wrist, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.64 — Stiffness of hand, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.641 — Stiffness of right hand, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.649 — Stiffness of unspecified hand, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.65 — Stiffness of hip, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.651 — Stiffness of right hip, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.652 — Stiffness of left hip, not elsewhere classified
  • M25.659 — Stiffness of unspecified hip, not elsewhere classified

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