ICD-10-CM Code S83.20
Tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S83.20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of S83.20 that describes the diagnosis 'tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury' in more detail.
- S83.20 Tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S832 is used to code Tear of meniscus
Head of right tibia seen from above, showing menisci and attachments of ligaments
Coding Notes for S83.20 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Tear of meniscus of knee NOS
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S83.20 - Tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S83.20. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S83.2 - Tear of meniscus, current injury