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Lateral refers to the outside of your ankle. The inside is medial. A lateral sprain means that one or more of the lateral ankle ligaments are injured. Typically, the first ligament injured is the ATFL in the front. A worse injury is if the CFL is also sprained. The worst is if the PTFL is torn as well. The more ligaments torn, the more serious.
When patients hear they have a tendon or ligament tear, regardless of the type, most envision that it has snapped back like a rubber band. In other words, most assume the worst, yet only the most extreme are actually complete retracted tears. Most are partial or complete nonretracted tears (as discussed in the above sections).
S83. 512A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S83. 512A became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-9-CM 845.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 845.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S93. 492A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S93.
ICD-10 | Sprain of ankle (S93. 4)
Used for medical claim reporting in all healthcare settings, ICD-10-CM is a standardized classification system of diagnosis codes that represent conditions and diseases, related health problems, abnormal findings, signs and symptoms, injuries, external causes of injuries and diseases, and social circumstances.
What is an E-code? An external cause of injury code or E-code is used when a patient presents to a healthcare provider with an injury. The E-code is part of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system used in clinical settings to characterize and standardize health events.
The ATFL is a ligament that is part of the ankle capsule (intra-capsular) (fig 1). The ligament is approximately 2mm thick, 7mm wide, and 25mm long. It arises from the anterior tip of the lateral malleolus and travels antero-medially, to insert on the lateral side of the talar neck.
ankleThe anterior tibiofibular ligament located deep within the leg, near the ankle. This ligament holds the two bones of the lower leg – the tibia and fibula – together. This is a very common place for people to injure themselves.
Anterior Talo-Fibular Ligament (ATFL)
ICD-10 code M25. 572 for Pain in left ankle and joints of left foot is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .
439A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S93. 439A - other international versions of ICD-10 S93.
Description. Calcaneonavicular Ligament. The plantar calcaneonavicular ligament also referred to as spring ligament is a thick wide band of cartilaginous connective tissue that supports the medial longitudinal arch of the foot, failure in the spring ligament leads to flat foot deformity.