ICD-10: S83.271. Short Description: Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee. Long Description: Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee. Version 2019 of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code S83.271.
The quick answer is that the ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) is most likely to be considered the worst ligament in the knee to tear. It is also the most common ligament to tear in the knee (over 100,000/year) The ACL is a ligament that helps stabilize the knee by limiting the movement of the lower leg, keeping it from sliding forward and limiting hyperextension of the knee.
Treating a Torn Meniscus Without Surgery
Yes, but it depends on how bad the tear is. Small tears along the outer third of your meniscus can heal independently, and might not need surgery. However, tears along the inner two-thirds of your meniscus will probably need surgery.
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 .
ICD-10-CM Code for Complex tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee, initial encounter S83. 231A.
ICD-10-CM Code for Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee, subsequent encounter S83. 272D.
M25. 561 Pain in right knee - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
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.
An arthroscopic meniscectomy is a procedure to remove some or all of a meniscus from the tibio-femoral joint of the knee using arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery. The procedure can be a complete meniscectomy where the meniscus and the meniscal rim is removed or partial where only a section of the meniscus is removed.
11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee.
What is a complex medial meniscus tear? Complex medial meniscus tears can mean many things. They can mean that they are large tears, which are reparable, or they can mean that they are very complex or macerated tears that are not reparable.
Lateral meniscal tears that take place from sports occur when the foot is fixed on the ground and a twisting force is applied to the knee (e.g. when another player's body falls across the leg, or when a player is tackled) or following a forceful jump or landing.
Superficial injury of knee and lower leg ICD-10-CM S80. 912A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
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.
Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee. S83.262 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. Short description: Peripheral tear of lat mensc, current injury, left knee.
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.