ICD-10 code S83.205 for Other tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Treating a Torn Meniscus Without Surgery
Physical Therapy Exercises for a Knee Meniscus Tear
S83. 241 - Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee. ICD-10-CM.
When coding for meniscal tears, you'll either use the S codes for acute injuries, or the M codes for chronic ones. S codes encompass S83. 20-S83. 289, and the M codes fall under M23.
S83. 281A - Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee [initial encounter] | ICD-10-CM.
242A 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. 242A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S83.
A meniscus tear is an injury to one of the bands of rubbery cartilage that act as shock absorbers for the knee. A meniscus tear can occur when the knee is suddenly twisted while the foot is planted on the ground. A tear can also develop slowly as the meniscus loses resiliency.
The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of tough, rubbery cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between your shinbone and thighbone. It can be torn if you suddenly twist your knee while bearing weight on it. A torn meniscus is one of the most common knee injuries.
Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter. S83. 289A 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.
242A for Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Overview. Arthroscopic meniscectomy is an outpatient minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat a torn meniscus cartilage in the knee. The meniscus is often torn as a result of sport-related injury in athletic individuals. Only the torn segment of the meniscus is removed.
ICD-10: Z96. 651, Status (post), organ replacement, by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of, joint, knee-see presence of knee joint implant. ICD-10: R26.
In ICD-10-PCS, arthroscopy goes to the root operation “inspection,” which is defined as visually and/or manually exploring a body part. Therefore, an arthroscopy of the right knee is classified to code 0SJC4ZZ, and arthroscopy of the left knee is classified to code 0SJD4ZZ.
Example 1—The surgeon performs and documents arthroscopic left lateral meniscectomy and arthroscopic tricompartmental chondroplasty and reports CPT code 29881.