Cystic meniscus
Non-billable header
M23.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M23)
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M23)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M23)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M23)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M23)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M23)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M23)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M23)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M23)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M23)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M23)
- joints of the spine (M40-M54) (from M23)
- current injury - see injury of knee and lower leg (S80-S89) (from M23)
- recurrent dislocation or subluxation of joints (M24.4) (from M23)
- recurrent dislocation or subluxation of patella (M22.0-M22.1) (from M23)
Also known as
- Derangement, knee, meniscus, cystic
Parent code
- M23Internal derangement of kneeHeader
More specific codes M23.0
- M23.00Cystic meniscus, unspecified meniscusHeader
- M23.01Cystic meniscus, anterior horn of medial meniscusHeader
- M23.02Cystic meniscus, posterior horn of medial meniscusHeader
- M23.03Cystic meniscus, other medial meniscusHeader
- M23.04Cystic meniscus, anterior horn of lateral meniscusHeader
- M23.05Cystic meniscus, posterior horn of lateral meniscusHeader
- M23.06Cystic meniscus, other lateral meniscusHeader
Related codes
- M23.2Derangement of meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
- M23.3Other meniscus derangementsHeader
- M23.4Loose body in kneeHeader
- M23.5Chronic instability of kneeHeader
- M23.6Other spontaneous disruption of ligament(s) of kneeHeader
- M23.8Other internal derangements of kneeHeader
- M23.9Unspecified internal derangement of kneeHeader