ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for unstable
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Unstable”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding unstable
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for unstable; the code depends on the details below.
More specific unstable codes (official index)
- back NEC
- hip (congenital) Q65.6 — Congenital unstable hip
- acquired
- 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