Tear of meniscus, current injury S83. 2-
ICD-9 Code 836.0 -Tear of medial cartilage or meniscus of knee current- Codify by AAPC.
S83. 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.
S83. 241 - Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee. ICD-10-CM.
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.
A medial meniscus tear is an injury to the meniscus (cartilage tissue) that is located on the inside (inner aspect) of the knee. Injuries to the medial meniscus are more common than lateral meniscus injuries and may result in pain, stiffness, swelling, locking, catching, or buckling.
S83. 281A - Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee [initial encounter] | ICD-10-CM.
Example 1—The surgeon performs and documents arthroscopic left lateral meniscectomy and arthroscopic tricompartmental chondroplasty and reports CPT code 29881.
The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of tough, rubbery cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between the shinbone and the 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.
ICD-10-CM Code for Effusion, left knee M25. 462.
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes. S83.241A - Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee, initial encounter.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee. S83.207 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. Short description: Unsp tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee.