ICD-10-CM Code S83.50
Sprain of unspecified cruciate ligament of knee
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 S83.50 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S83.50 that describes the diagnosis 'sprain of unspecified cruciate ligament of knee' in more detail.
The ICD code S835 is used to code Anterior cruciate ligament injury
The anterior cruciate ligament ("ACL") is an important, internal, stabilizer of the knee joint, restraining hyperextension. It is injured when its biomechanical limits are exceeded (over stretched), often with a hyperextension mechanism.
| Specialty: | Orthopedics |
| ICD 9 Code: | 844.2 |
Diagram of the right knee
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S83.50 - Sprain of unspecified cruciate ligament of knee'
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Parent Code: S83.5 - Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee