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 .
S83. 241 - Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee. ICD-10-CM.
Once you know to code for acute or chronic, ICD-10 makes things relatively easy for you. For old tears, M23. 2 involves “derangement of meniscus due to old tear or injury.” The codes are further broken down by the kind of tear, which meniscus was damaged, and which knee was affected.
"S83. 281A - Other Tear of Lateral Meniscus, Current Injury, Right Knee [initial Encounter]." ICD-10-CM, 10th ed., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics, 2018.
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.
ICD-10 | Pain in right knee (M25. 561)
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.
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.
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.
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 | Pain in left knee (M25. 562)
ICD-10 code M19. 90 for Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .