S83.242S

Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee, sequela

Billable / specificPOA exempt

S83.242S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S83)

  • avulsion of joint or ligament of knee
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of knee
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of knee
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of knee
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of knee
  • Note: 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
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S83)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S83)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S83)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S83)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99) (from S83)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S83)
  • derangement of patella (M22.0-M22.3) (from S83)
  • injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-) (from S83)
  • internal derangement of knee (M23.-) (from S83)
  • old dislocation of knee (M24.36) (from S83)
  • pathological dislocation of knee (M24.36) (from S83)
  • recurrent dislocation of knee (M22.0) (from S83)
  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower leg (S86.-) (from S83)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S83)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (from S83)

7th character

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S83). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S83.242Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left kneeNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S83.242AOther tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee, initial encounterBillable
  • S83.242DOther tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee, subsequent encounterBillable

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