Treatment
Meniscus Surgery. Meniscus surgery is a common operation to remove or repair a torn meniscus, a piece of cartilage in the knee. The surgery requires a few small incisions and takes about an hour. Recovery and rehabilitation take a few weeks. The procedure can reduce pain, improve mobility and stability, and get you back to life’s activities.
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.
Radial tears occur due to shear forces and start at the inner free margin of the meniscus extending toward the periphery. They disrupt the longitudinal collagen fibers of the meniscus and when reaching the peripheral margin can result in gap between the torn edges.
Tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury ICD-10-CM S83. 207A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
S83. 281A - Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee [initial encounter] | ICD-10-CM.
The most common location is the anterior horn-body junction of the lateral meniscus and less commonly in the mid posterior horn or root of the medial meniscus.
Radial tear of the meniscus is a tear that is oriented perpendicular to the long circumferential axis of the meniscus. A radial tear of the posterior root medial meniscus (PRMM) is defined as a tear that occurs within 10 mm of the posterior tibial attachment of the medial meniscus.
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 .
ICD-10-CM Code for Complex tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee, initial encounter S83. 231A.
S83. 241 - Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee. ICD-10-CM.
Derangement of posterior horn of lateral meniscus due to old tear or injury, right knee. M23. 251 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 M23.
Symptoms of a lateral meniscus tear may include tenderness and pain around the outside surface of the knee, particularly along the joint line. With a lateral meniscus tear, there is typically swelling which appears within 24 to 48 hours of the injury occurring.
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.
Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury 1 S83.28 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S83.28 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S83.28 - other international versions of ICD-10 S83.28 may differ.
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. birth trauma ( P10-P15) obstetric trauma ( O70 - O71)
Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee, subsequent encounter 1 S83.282D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 Short description: Oth tear of lat mensc, current injury, left knee, subs 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S83.282D became effective on October 1, 2020. 4 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S83.282D - other international versions of ICD-10 S83.282D may differ.
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.