Unstable - in the ICD-10-CM Index

Annotation Back-References in the 2025 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "unstable"

  • Unstable

    • back NEC - See: Instability, joint, spine;

    • hip (congenital) - Q65.6 Congenital unstable hip

      • acquired - See: Derangement, joint, specified type NEC, hip;

    • joint - See: Instability, joint;

      • secondary to removal of joint prosthesis - M96.89 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system

    • lie (mother) - O32.0 Maternal care for unstable lie

    • lumbosacral joint (congenital)

    • sacroiliac

    • spine NEC - See: Instability, joint, spine;

Applicable Clinical Terms Definitions

Joints: Also known as articulations, these are points of connection between the ends of certain separate bones, or where the borders of other bones are juxtaposed.