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ICD-10-CM Code S83.20
Tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


The ICD code S832 is used to code Tear of meniscus

Current injury S83.2

Specialty: Orthopedics
MeSH Codes: , ,
ICD 9 Codes: 836.0, 836.1, 836.2

Head of right tibia seen from above, showing menisci and attachments of ligaments

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Coding Notes for S83.20 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
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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

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